When were you happiest?

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Harry Redknapp English football player and manager

When I met [my wife] Sandra. I was coming up 17. We met at the Two Puddings, a dance hall in Stratford.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

My college years, when everything was possible and I felt physically invulnerable.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

When I was climbing I was absolutely happy. I can use a climbing wall, but that’s not the same as real climbing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗

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