Boris Becker: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

Originally asked

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.

Boris Becker

German tennis player, coach, and commentator

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My sporting hero, Muhammad Ali.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Jeremy Kyle English radio and television presenter

My dad – he's the perfect gentleman.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 July 2010 source ↗

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Aung San Suu Kyi: an extraordinary humanitarian fighting for democracy in a Burmese dictatorship.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

Elisabeth Moss American actor

This is kind of cheesy, but my mum.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2012 source ↗

Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Never to have won the French Open.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

I am happiest with my family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

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