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 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.
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 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.
Before, I wouldn't have sacrificed anything for tennis but when I met Barbara it was different. I would have sacrificed tennis for Barbara.
I am thrilled to be the new team captain. I am sure that the pressures I've faced on centre court will stand me in good stead to battle it out against Ian and his team.
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,
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.
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!
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.
Girls are a distraction and can easily cost points.
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.
The suit-and-tie job is very nice, but it's not really who I am in my heart.