I bite my fingernails and the skin around them.
N/A, N/A, The Guardian, 6 July 2019 source ↗
The question
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I bite my fingernails and the skin around them.
N/A, N/A, The Guardian, 6 July 2019 source ↗
I can always see two points of view, which makes it hard to have a row.
I repeat stories (like my mum used to).
Worrying at things.
Self-flagellation.
Professionally, when I lost my first Wimbledon final. I am also disappointed I didn’t learn Spanish when I lived there.
Overthinking.
I've never set out to be a spokesperson for women's equality. My experience of working with Amelie Mauresmo gave me a small insight into attitudes to women in sport and, because it was unusual for a male tennis player to work with a female coach, I am often asked about that. Working with Amelie was, for me, because she was the right person for the job, and not a question of her sex at all. However, it became clear to me that she wasn't always treated the same as men in similar jobs, and so I felt I had to speak out about that.
I think my left, but I don't really know. I haven't thought about it before. I think my left - I'll let you know.
People pity me for being around in this era, but I believe it has made me a better player, because each year the bar is raised. It’s like being Real Madrid or Manchester United behind Barcelona. Maybe the teams that come second won’t be remembered, but what can they do but try their hardest?
I am happy to sit in silence with my wife and I think that is a good sign – we are just happy being in each other’s company.
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