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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
The distribution of Copying Beethoven in the US.
That we've chosen to trash the planet.
Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.
But these days, if I have to choose between building my tennis résumé and building my family, I choose the latter.
Oh, I am not thinking about that yet.
I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.
I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don't think it's fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.
I love to entertain. I'm not sure every player sees it that way, but I love the performance aspect of it—to be able to entertain people week after week. Some of the happiest times in my life were spent waiting in that hallway in Melbourne, and walking out into Rod Laver Arena with my earphones in and trying to stay focused and drown out the noise but still feeling the energy of the crowd.
I don’t think about my greatest fear.
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