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
Before, I wouldn't have sacrificed anything for tennis but when I met Barbara it was different. I would have sacrificed tennis for Barbara.
Andre Sa is playing close to his potential - maybe even above it.
Girls are a distraction and can easily cost points.
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.
Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more.
Winning is a way of expressing yourself.
The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.
I haven't lost a war. No one got killed. I just lost a tennis match.
I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.
The only thing I had on my mind was tennis, and sometimes girls, ... My life was all about tennis. My office was the whole world. The word home didn't really exist.
The only thing I had on my mind was tennis, and sometimes girls,
That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed support. I lost trust and did stupid things.
It's silly to say it about a tennis player, but I'm an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.
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.