Time & hindsight

When were you happiest?

585 answers answered between 1930 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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Read by field Everyone Science and medicine 4 Arts and letters 494 Politics and public life 38 Business and finance 19 Sport 30
Read by age Any age Before thirty 25 In their thirties 83 In their forties 113 In their fifties 109 In their sixties 100 Seventy and beyond 77
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Vinnie Jones English professional footballer and actor
In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗
Ian Wright English footballer and pundit
1990 FA Cup final, playing for Crystal Palace.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2019 source ↗
Paul Merson English footballer and pundit
On holiday in Orlando with my wife, Kate, and kids just before lockdown. I wasn’t drinking or gambling. I was so happy, so at peace with myself – I’d been searching for that for many a year.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

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