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Boris Becker Biography

Boris Franz Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁɪs ˈbɛkɐ]; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six major singles titles at age 17. He also won five year-end championships, 13 Masters Series titles, and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. Tennis magazine ranked him the 11th best male player of the period 1965–2005.

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When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it becomes living on the edge because every step you take, every word you speak, every action you do becomes headline news. And it became, for me, life or death.

Enormous, Speak, Sports, Steps, Thrown, Words You Speak

It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where you see a player's true class. That was the case with figures like Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane. With Spain, Iniesta has shown that he is among the best players of all time and that's why I rate him higher than Messi or Ronaldo. Even though the latter two have incredible scoring records for their clubs, they still haven't won anything with Argentina or Portugal respectively.

Case, Pele, Player, Team, Winning, Zinedine

The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.

Fifth, Nerves, Set, Tennis

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

Sports, Eternity, Match Point, Match, Point

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

Believed, Children, My Children, Raised

Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn't love, because my first love was tennis.

First Love, Girl, Girlfriend, Girls, Tennis, Two

I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.

Believe, Everything Happens For A Reason, Happens, Life, Life Happens, Reason

I didn't start a war. Nobody died.

Died, Nobody, Start, War

Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?

Ask, Asks, Conceived, Doe, Parent, Parents

I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home.

Cities, City, Favourite, Favourite City, Home, World

I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that.

Can'T Change, Change, Future, History, Sports, Want

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.

Games, Mean, Play, Switzerland

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.

Boys, Feet, Hit, Points, Powerful, Sports

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.

Autobiography, Honesty, People, Pictures, Sports, Tell

Girls are a distraction and can easily cost points.

Cost, Easily, Girl, Girls, Points, Tennis

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.

Athlete, Athletes, Hard, Men, Sports, Stupid

Andre Sa is playing close to his potential - maybe even above it.

Andre, Close, Maybe, Playing, Potential, Tennis

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.

Big, Children, Kind, Room, Rooms

For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.

Coming, Sorts, Sports, Weirdo, Weirdos, Years

I'm not a God, I make mistakes.

God, I Make Mistakes, Make, Making Mistakes, Mistake, Mistakes

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