The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
Dr. Pedro Cavadas, a pioneer in face transplants and a specialist in the transplant of severed members. This surgeon from Valencia devotes his summer breaks to travel to Africa and tend to children who have been castrated in tribal conflicts.
My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
The artist Magda Archer [his wife].
My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.
Someone happy and cheeky who tried to change perceptions.
I welled up a little when I was voted off Strictly.
When I was five and the doctors walked in and said to my mum: “I am not sure if you will be taking him home.”
Probably when I finish a race.
Wanting to share everything.
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Steffi Graf, Joe Wicks, Andy Roddick, Chris Hoy, Lleyton Hewitt
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