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Driving home on my own, thinking about the last 18 months, which have been really difficult, and getting back to playing tennis again without any pain in my hip. It was happy crying.
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Paul Heaton
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Today, at the thought of this awful virus killing more and more people.
Serena Williams
United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
I cry a lot, so the last time was no big moment.
Richard Osman
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I cry at everything – adverts, Gogglebox, hugging my kids. I love crying: it’s like your pain is laughing.
More from Andy Murray
View profile →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.
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Column written for the BBC as part of the BBC 100 Women series, BBC News, 18 September 2017
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Professionally, when I lost my first Wimbledon final. I am also disappointed I didn’t learn Spanish when I lived there.
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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