‘I’m not going to be doing this forever,’ says Tiger Woods. It takes a moment to realise what he’s saying. Great athletes can’t afford to contemplate failure, so they rarely admit that the end is in sight. But here is the most successful sportsman of our age returning my gaze with weary eyes and doing justContinue reading “‘I’m not going to be doing this forever’ Tiger Woods”
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‘The Beatles were lucky to get me’ Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr looks at a photograph of his young self and laughs. ‘We didn’t know what was ahead of us. You never do. We didn’t think it would last.’ The black-and-white image shows the Beatles in suits in the early Sixties, waiting to appear on a television show. He’s not sure which one. Paul is whistling, GeorgeContinue reading “‘The Beatles were lucky to get me’ Ringo Starr”
‘I was selfish. I’ve failed. And I’ve struggled with my conscience’ Lord Sugar
‘You sit there,’ barks Alan Sugar, jabbing a finger at an empty chair. The bully boy of business is everything you’d expect, at first: gruff, aggressive and intimidating. He makes me sit at a boardroom table, but seats himself behind a massive desk, which seems to have been raised up so that he can lookContinue reading “‘I was selfish. I’ve failed. And I’ve struggled with my conscience’ Lord Sugar”
‘You win some, you lose some. It’s only a game’ Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy doesn’t look or sound like the greatest golfer in the world, as he prepares to tee off at a quiet course in Surrey. ‘The way my life is changing does worry me a bit, to be honest, but I just try to concentrate on the game.’ The young Ulsterman has a boyish face, under aContinue reading “‘You win some, you lose some. It’s only a game’ Rory McIlroy”
‘She thought I was another mindless, pretty idiot’ Professor Brian Cox
Scientists shouldn’t look like this. They should have wild hair like Einstein or wild eyes like Patrick Moore, not amble into the room looking as if they’ve just come off stage at Glastonbury. But this is Professor Brian Cox, known as the ‘rock-star scientist’ and described by People magazine as the World’s Sexiest Quantum Physicist,Continue reading “‘She thought I was another mindless, pretty idiot’ Professor Brian Cox”