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S16 Ep9 How To Fail: Greg James on radio, rebellion and failing to be a good at fame

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

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Let Go of Dreams

I wasn't cut out for high level sport. I saw how much a lot of the other players wanted it and thought yeah I'd rather be on the radio or sort of doing a funny thing with my friends. It taught me to back out of stuff if you're not enjoying it. Don't just blindly go into it. There's a great power to be had in knowing when to quit. Your second failure is your failure to be a good celebrity. Why are you a bad celebrity? Well because I never wanted to be a celebrityYou don't really think that that's what happens when you get your dream job, he says.

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