Steffi Graf: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Steffi Graf said elsewhere, not written here

My happiness lives in the present. It's my life this morning, this evening, with Andre, my kids.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Imelda Staunton English actress and singer

On my wedding day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

Gina McKee British actress

Now is pretty good; at home, the stove is burning and I’ve cleared the inbox enough to feel that I can relax.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2016 source ↗

Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

The Olympics: all my dreams came true in one place.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Marilyn Manson American musician

About 15 minutes ago: I'm on medication and it's starting to wear off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2009 source ↗

The man I know the best: Andre.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

A pause button. If I could be watching my kids enjoy something, and hit pause to make it last.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

Andre, the kids, my foundation and sometimes the dogs.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

He said it was guacamole. It was wasabi.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2013 source ↗

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