Over the years I knew her she always looked at me like that - as though I was … - James Herriot

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Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

James Herriot

Over the years I knew her she always looked at me like that - as though I was a quite pleasant but amusing object - and it always did the same thing to me. It's difficult to put into words but perhaps I can best describe it by saying that if I had been a little dog I'd have gone leaping and gambolling around the room wagging my tail furiously.

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