Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 December 2020 source ↗
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 December 2020 source ↗
A Mercedes S Class.
My creative freedom. I was the creative director of a large fashion brand when I packed it all in to pursue my writing.
A 28ft motorboat, which sat in the water for two years because I was so busy working.
Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.
On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
When I was 17, I was offered a tennis scholarship at the University of Virginia. I wish I had been brave enough to take it.
When Sean Connery died. He was a big tennis fan – a big Andy fan – and I met him a few times.
Firm, fair, fun.
That Scottish tennis has failed to capitalise on the successes of Jamie and Andy.
Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.
Bradley Wiggins, Kevin Pietersen, Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Ally McCoist, Jonnie Peacock
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