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When were you happiest?

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

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Shaun White American snowboarder and skateboarder
Easy – winning the gold medal for the men's half-pipe in Vancouver.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 March 2010 source ↗
Cathy Rigby
Right now and when I was pregnant and when my children were very young.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗
Steffi Graf German tennis player
My happiness lives in the present. It's my life this morning, this evening, with Andre, my kids.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Max Whitlock English artistic gymnast
Standing on the podium in Rio: winning a gold medal for the pommel was 100% the pinnacle of my career.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗
Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast
The Olympics: all my dreams came true in one place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗
Johanna Konta British tennis player
When I was a young girl in Sydney, I used to go running with my dad. I would wake him up at the crack of dawn and we had this route to the top of a golf course – we’d usually make it there for sunrise.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗

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