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What song would you want played at your funeral?Originally asked
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United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
I have asked a fireworks company to put my ashes in a collection of rockets, so I think the right tune is Handel’s firework music.
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
Desafinado, by Julie London.
Come Together, by The Beatles.
My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.
I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.
Like you can do anything.
Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.
Taking time every day to read the Bible.
I love to entertain. I'm not sure every player sees it that way, but I love the performance aspect of it—to be able to entertain people week after week. Some of the happiest times in my life were spent waiting in that hallway in Melbourne, and walking out into Rod Laver Arena with my earphones in and trying to stay focused and drown out the noise but still feeling the energy of the crowd.
Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Louis Smith, Ivan Lendl, Denise Lewis, Chris Froome
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