Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What most recently made you cry?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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The comedian Norm Macdonald. He’s the funniest man in the world, but so committed to being funny, he’s continually screwing up his career.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2016 source ↗
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Angus Deayton
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Sir Alex Ferguson is the most impressive person I’ve met in terms of charisma and achievement.
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Harry Evans. My opportunities to admire him are many since I am – at time of writing – still married to him.
It will be the one or two or three senior Republican leaders who take a public and forceful stand against the ugly lunacy of the Trump administration.
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I’ve never been entirely happy, although for about 45 seconds after David Platt scored the winning goal against Belgium in the World Cup in 1990, I kind of blacked out with joy.
My daughter Dolly singing Your Song by Elton John when she was 11. I was filming and the filming is pathetic because you can tell I’m just wobbling with tears. I want everyone to cry at my funeral, including my daughter.
My parents, for my new show.
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