United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.
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United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
My A-level results - I got two Cs and an A. I had applied to do philosophy at Cambridge, and thought my life was over.
Hollywood Boulevard, it’s grubby, sticky and somehow terribly sad.
The Covid years. My life is diminished since then. I lost my brother. My children lost some social expression, and we are still recovering from that.
My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.
I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don't think it's fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.
I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.
A veterinarian.
Taking time every day to read the Bible.
I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.
Jonnie Peacock, Ian Wright, Danny Cipriani, Mo Farah, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker
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