Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 | 2 a.m.
More Q+As:
- Giada De Laurentiis talks career and happiness
- Art collector Patrick Duffy, philanthropist, and president of the Las Vegas Art Museum Board
- Rep. Dina Titus: Funding education should top Legislature’s agenda
- South Point owner Michael Gaughan: Work ethic, honesty, integrity are essential for successful career
- Headliner Penn Jillette regrets ‘not doing more of nothing’
- Chef Kim Canteenwalla: May have had too many tall double shot soy cappuccinos
- UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey: Definition of happiness ‘the absence of wants’
- Sen. Dean Heller: Can’t live without FaceTime, puts family first
- Executive VP Alan Feldman: ‘Las Vegas is the least hypocritical place in the universe’
Editor’s Note: With the close of 2014, here is the next in our series of candid Q&As with 14 prominent Nevada personalities, who were asked to answer 14 questions in 14 or fewer words.
Ronda Rousey, UFC women's bantamweight champion
What modern-day invention can you not live without?
My phone
If you could meet anyone — living or dead — who would it be and what’s the first question you would ask them?
Paul Newman, and I would ask him to marry me before he got married.
Name your favorite television series and why?
"Dragon Ball Z" — because they had to earn their superpowers.
What moral values are essential for a successful career?
Take care of the people who take care of you.
How do you define happiness?
The absence of wants.
How do you defuse stress or tension?
I train. Whatever is going on in my life, I still have that constant.
What is your favorite pickup line?
If someone just casually asks me if they can buy me a coffee …
Any guilty pleasure(s)?
Buffalo wings.
What is your most embarrassing public moment?
The entirety of "The Ultimate Fighter."
What words best describe the city you live in?
Charismatic.
What is the most difficult task you’ve accomplished this year?
Retaining my title.
What is the most important topic for the Nevada Legislature to address during the 2015 session?
No comment.
Any regrets this past year?
No comment.
What is your top priority moving into 2015?
No comment.
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