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" My mother was Indian, brought up in Delhi. My grandparents were born in Bow and Poplar. "

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" There's a difference between hurting when you lose and being a bad loser. You don't compete at the highest level of sport to feel comfortable about losing, but you behave in a civil way when it goes wrong because that is the flip side. "

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" I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative. "

" I'm such an odd mix of things. My grandfather was Indian: I've got more family living in India than I do in the U.K. My old man was East London. I was brought up in Yorkshire. My great-grandfather was Irish. "

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