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The speaker says he used to believe he was very talented at football. He also says that, for a long time, he thought he could have become a professional player if he had chosen that path.
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About David Baddiel
English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author
David Lionel Baddiel is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author. He first came to prominence through his early work with Rob Newman on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and later through his comedy partnership with Frank Skinner. His career spans television, live comedy and writing. He is best known for work that helped define British comedy in the 1990s, especially his collaborations with Newman and Skinner, and for his later work as a presenter and author.
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