Sport

People on the record here who work in sport, and what they were asked.

11 people · 375 answers

What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love?

Rafael Nadal

Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024

If I don't do that with the bottles, then I sit down, I could be thinking of something else.

Recorded · CBS News / 60 Minutes · 2020

Tanni Grey-Thompson

British wheelchair racer, 1988–2007; member of the House of Lords

One thing that I did was race against the British men a lot and they used to push me round the road; they used to make my life really hard but then when I was racing against the best women…

Recorded · The Best You Magazine · 2015

Serena Williams

United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

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.

Recorded · Vogue · 2022

In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life?

Abby Wambach

United States international footballer, 2001–2015

You see, soccer didn't make me who I was. I brought who I was to soccer, and I get to bring who I am wherever I go. And guess what? So do you.

Recorded · Speakola · 2018

Michael Phelps

United States swimmer, 2000–2016

One thing that I went through and I was able to understand is: It's OK to not be OK. Right? Like nobody's perfect.

Recorded · CBS News · 2018

Megan Rapinoe

United States international footballer, 2006–2023

I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.

Recorded · The Players' Tribune · 2016

Andy Murray

British professional tennis player, 2005–2024

I've never set out to be a spokesperson for women's equality.

Recorded · BBC News · 2017

Novak Djokovic

Serbian professional tennis player

It was hard at first. I craved the soft, chewy, comforting feel of bread.

Recorded · Men's Journal · 2013

What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore?

Jürgen Klopp

German football manager; Liverpool 2015–2024

You have to change from doubter to believer.

Recorded · Sky Sports · 2024

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan marathon runner

Only the disciplined ones are free in life. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods. You are a slave to your passions.

Recorded · Outside · 2018

Megan Rapinoe

United States international footballer, 2006–2023

Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more…

Recorded · The Players' Tribune · 2016

Naomi Osaka

Japanese professional tennis player

I feel uncomfortable being the spokesperson or face of athlete mental health as it's still so new to me and I don't have all the answers.

Recorded · Time · 2021

Rahul Dravid

India Test and one-day international cricketer, 1996–2012; later India head coach

I know it is utterly fanciful to expect professional cricketers to play the game like amateurs; but the trick, I believe, is taking the spirit of the amateur - of discovery, of learning, of…

Recorded · ESPNcricinfo · 2011

Siya Kolisi

South Africa international rugby union flanker and captain

I think I wouldn't have made it if I didn't go through those struggles but that still doesn't make it right for kids to have to go through the past that I went through.

Recorded · Red Bull · 2019

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