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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Read by field Everyone Science and medicine 4 Arts and letters 487 Politics and public life 37 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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Andy Roddick American tennis player
Nothing is better than right now, and having a baby is no small part.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2015 source ↗
David Haye British boxer
Right now – I’ve 35 years of experience to understand how to make the most of every day.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2016 source ↗
Bradley Wiggins British former professional road and track racing cyclist
When my second child Bella was born in 2006. I missed my son Ben being born because I was racing, so seeing it for the first time was quite an experience.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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