The Full Swing with Anja Monke
 
Illustration by: Brian Wasson

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being healthy, surrounded with friends, having a nice meal.

2. What is your greatest fear? That people I love die unexpected.

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience.

4. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Enviousness.

5. What is your greatest extravagance? That I can eat as much as I want, without gaining weight.

6. What is your current state of mind? Happy!

7. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Talent.

8. On what occasion do you lie? I try not to …

9. What do you most dislike about your appearance? My white feet. I need a foot tanning booth.

10. What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty and straightforwardness.

11. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Honesty and straightforwardness.

12. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Okay.

13. What or who is the greatest love of your life? My husband.

14. When and where were you happiest? So many happy moments in my life so far, my wedding day was very special.

15. Which talent would you most like to have? Being able to fly.

16. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? The colour of my feet.

17. What do you consider your greatest achievement? In golf: my first win on tour in France ’08, in life: all the experiences I made so far.

18. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A golden retriever.

19. Where would you most like to live? Munich, Germany.

20. What is your most treasured possession? My little beamer (BMW).

21. What is your favourite occupation? Being what I am: a golf pro.

22. What is your most marked characteristic? I know my own mind.

23. What do you most value in your friends? That they are good friends, who accept, that I am very often on the road.

24. Who is your favourite writers? Stieg Larsson, Donna Leon.

25. Who is your hero of fiction? Tom & Jerry.

26. Who are your heroes in real life? Aerzte ohne Grenzen (these are doctors, who travel in conflict areas and give their help)

27. What are your favourite names? Anna, Linda, Leo

28. What is it that you most dislike? Cheating.

29. What is your greatest regret? No regrets so far.

30. How would you like to die? Peacefully without pain.

31. What is your motto? Life is good.