Ivan Lendl: Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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 Ivan Lendl said elsewhere, not written here

People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

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Meera Syal British writer and actress

My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗

Sheryl Crow American singer-songwriter

My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2010 source ↗

Whoopi Goldberg

Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗

Brett Anderson English singer

My wife. She is the most beautiful person I know in every way and has an endless energy for other people that a vinegary old misanthrope like myself can only marvel at.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2011 source ↗