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 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.
I met with my lawyers. They gave me all the wrong advice. For a long time I refused to accept the child was mine. I should have met her, arranged a DNA test and accepted my responsibility.
If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and all the black girls come into my corner. It's as if I'm racist towards white girls!
The boys are so powerful off of the baseline now that they don't have to come to the net to finish points. That's the reason we went to the net. To finish the point. Nowadays, even the big guys can hit winners four feet behind the baseline.
How do you build a relationship when you've hardly shared a word but suddenly share a child? How do you love a daughter you don't see for nearly two years? When does she become your daughter? How does she become your daughter?
I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.
Andre Sa is playing close to his potential - maybe even above it.
Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?
When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated by him living on the edge. Looking back, my life was kind of the same.
Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.
The suit-and-tie job is very nice, but it's not really who I am in my heart.
Girls are a distraction and can easily cost points.