Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Boris Franz Beckeris a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He is a six-time major singles champion; including, having been the youngest Wimbledon men's champion when he was 17. He also won 13 Masters Series titles, five elite indoor titles. He is the only player to have won all 3 Open era season end finals ATP Tour Finals, WCT Finalsand Grand Slam Cup. Becker also won Olympic gold medal in doubles. Tennis magazine ranked Becker the 18th best...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 November 1967
CityLeimen, Germany
CountryGermany
I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything to please him in the first place, and I'm not going to start now.
The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.
Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.
Winning is a way of expressing yourself.
I didn't start a war. Nobody died.
For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.
I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't notice what they said on television, I wasn't reading any papers. I had a coach and a manager, and they kept me in the bubble.
I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.
I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.
I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom.
I don't know how many millions of photographs have been taken of me.
I'm not a God, I make mistakes.
The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago.
So this is it. Match point for eternity.