"I had always thought of the iPad essentially as a big iPhone, " says May.

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And I had always thought that cosmetic surgery was a substitute for working out in the gym.

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As I was trying to catch my breath, I took off my shirt, looked in the mirror and tried to convince myself that I was still that fit guy I had always thought I was.

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"I always had thought that maybe there was a chance I might be able to play someday, " he said.

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When playing soccer, I always thought you had to be nuts to launch yourself into the air and head the ball.

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"I always thought that big companies had big checks written to them, " says Schmidt.

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And finally Quadrophenia, which I always thought would work better if they had used period music throughout (Motown stuff mixed with early Who), rather than the bombastic soundtrack created for the film.

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"I had to work through a lot of things, and more mentally as well because I always thought that during those months that I was away, everyone was working and everyone was training and everyone was playing so it kind of felt like I was left behind a little bit, " she said.

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