Serena Williams
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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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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The Guardian’s review of my book.
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Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Sometimes it was disappointing not to have the fan base at home in the UK that we had elsewhere.
Richard Branson
English business magnate
Northern Rock, and not winning the bid to take on the lottery.
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View profile →Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).
I ran 10k once. I’ve got a medal.
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.
Lack of magnesium.
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
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