Max Whitlock: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Max Whitlock said elsewhere, not written here

Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

I know too many really good people to choose just one person—and that is not indecision.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2009 source ↗

Joan Rivers Comedian

None. Unfortunately, we are in an age of antiheroes.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗

Martin Freeman English actor

It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗

Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician

My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

At the Olympics, after my floor gold medal.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

Standing on the podium in Rio: winning a gold medal for the pommel was 100% the pinnacle of my career.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

I would like to be a legend in my sport, like Mo Farah and Chris Hoy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

My coach, Scott Hann, for all the stress before competitions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2016 source ↗

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