I bite my fingernails and the skin around them.
N/A, N/A, The Guardian, 6 July 2019 source ↗
The question
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I bite my fingernails and the skin around them.
N/A, N/A, The Guardian, 6 July 2019 source ↗
I can go for weeks without opening the mail. I can look at a letter that has just dropped through the letterbox, wonder what it is and then just shred it.
My default will always be to go for the worst-case scenario and that is something that I am unlearning.
Asking my wife questions that don't need to be asked.
Being too thin-skinned.
I used to be more. No, I don't. The problem with having superstitions is, you know, you become very sort of attached to them. Then, you know, if you always go in the same shower and then you finish your practice and you go to have a shower and someone's in it, you're not obviously going to jump in there. Well, you could, but I choose not to. (Smiling.) So, yeah, I try not to have any superstitions.
I am happy to sit in silence with my wife and I think that is a good sign – we are just happy being in each other’s company.
People pity me for being around in this era, but I believe it has made me a better player, because each year the bar is raised. It’s like being Real Madrid or Manchester United behind Barcelona. Maybe the teams that come second won’t be remembered, but what can they do but try their hardest?
I think my left, but I don't really know. I haven't thought about it before. I think my left - I'll let you know.
Driving home on my own, thinking about the last 18 months, which have been really difficult, and getting back to playing tennis again without any pain in my hip. It was happy crying.
I always try to give honest answers, but they are fairly boring so I don't have to deal with the aftermath of any scandals.
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