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
An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.
I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.
We have a guy from Switzerland who is just playing the game in a way I haven't seen anyone - and I mean anyone - play before. How fortunate we are to be able to see that. If he stays healthy and motivated - and the wonderful feel he has stays with him - he is the kind of guy who can overtake the greatest.
So this is it. Match point for eternity.
I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.
A few years after my first son was born, he wanted to know how we chose his name, so I began reading him the story of Noah's Ark.
For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.
Every time you are not practicing someone else is.
I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that.
I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.
I'm a different man now. I'm still a romantic, I still believe in love, but when I met Barbara I was looking for it. Now, I don't know.
I haven't lost a war. No one got killed. I just lost a tennis match.
I drew my strength from fear. Fear of losing. I don't remember the games I won, only the games I lost.
Thats the hard part about sport: as men we havent started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed support. I lost trust and did stupid things.