We’re not really allowed to cry where I’m from. I can only cry in summer, at the height of hay fever.
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When Sean Connery died. He was a big tennis fan – a big Andy fan – and I met him a few times.
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Robert Bathurst
English theatre and television actor
Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
Edward Fox
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I cry all the time. I like crying: it means that you’re more truly aware of a circumstance or a person or an event.
Joely Richardson
British actress
Two and a half weeks ago, when a loved one was going away. Separations never get any easier.
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View profile →Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.
On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
That Scottish tennis has failed to capitalise on the successes of Jamie and Andy.
Firm, fair, fun.
When I was 17, I was offered a tennis scholarship at the University of Virginia. I wish I had been brave enough to take it.
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