"I consider myself a pretty rounded guy. I've done pretty elite things in business, sport and academics and all of a sudden I woke up one morning and I'm a 'big, black, British, gay guy'. That was frustrating at times"
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Commenting on people's reactions to him coming out.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6903211.stm
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