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Muhammad Ali – he made boxing the glamorous sport it is today. Last month I launched a petition to grant him an honorary knighthood.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2016 source ↗
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?Originally asked
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Johanna Konta
British tennis player
My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.
Leelee Kimmel
American actress and artist
I really admire Meryl Streep. I am a very big Bette Davis fan. And I like Anjelica Huston, who also directs.
Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
Terry Wogan
Irish-British radio and television broadcaster
The present Lady Wogan, for putting up with me for 46 years of marriage. The woman's a saint.
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