Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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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.

Recorded Isaac Mizrahi said elsewhere, not written here
Ricky Gervais. I’m saying that so he might read this and cast me in something.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2022 source ↗

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Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author
AP McCoy, the 15 times champion jump jockey. I am constantly in awe of his dedication to his sport.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen English interior designer and television personality
The missus. She is the glamour mamma mia at the top of our feudal pyramid. We all live together, so she’s a full-time grandmother and rules the roost. How she steered us through lockdown was extraordinary.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗
Charlie Munger Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023
John Wooden, when he was the number one basketball coach in the world. He just said to the bottom five players, “You don't get to play. You're sparring partners.” The top seven did all the playing.
Recorded USC Gould School of Law commencement, 2007, Speakola, 2007 source ↗

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