Lleyton Hewitt: 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 Lleyton Hewitt said elsewhere, not written here

Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2016 source ↗

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kd lang Canadian musician

My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

Sarah Brown British Anglican priest

Aung San Suu Kyi – for her courage, self-sacrifice and showing that you don't need to be fierce to be strong.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2011 source ↗

Yayoi Kusama Japanese artist

I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

John Lewis U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966

Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.

Recorded Vanity Fair, Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 6 December 2019 source ↗