Steffi Graf: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Recorded Steffi Graf said elsewhere, not written here

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

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

Others on this question

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

Anything from the concept of human mortality to a faux pas I made at a party in 2005.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

Jake Shears Singer and songwriter; co-lead vocalist of Scissor Sisters

Getting older and dying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 July 2021 source ↗

Marc Quinn British painter and sculptor

Almost anything seems super urgent to deal with at 4am. Then I can't remember it in the morning.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

Bozoma Saint John Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix

My job. I want to get it right.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

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

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 ↗

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 ↗

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