Boris Becker and his success story made tennis the national sport in Germany. In 1985, at the age of just 17, Boris Becker became the youngest Wimbledon winner, which he remains to this day.
In his impressive career, Boris Becker became a six-time Grand Slam singles winner as well as an Olympic doubles champion, winning a total of 49 titles. Likewise, he won another six Grand Slam titles during his time as Novak Djokovic’s coach.
With Becker as leader, a German team won the Davis Cup for the first time in 1988. Becker first took the lead in the world rankings in 1991 with his victory at the Australian Open. In 1992, he won Olympic gold in doubles with Michael Stich. For many years, Boris Becker has thrilled the sports world. During his career he won 6 Grand Slams.
Boris Becker’s lecture topics
- Victory and defeat
- Motivation and Leadership
His charismatic charisma has made Boris Becker a world-renowned personality. Since his retirement as a professional tennis player, he has also been a tennis commentator for Sky and BBC, among others, and has written his own sports column for newspapers such as The Times. From 2013 to 2016, he was the coach of Novak Djokovic – one of the best tennis players in the world.
He is vice chairman and academy member at the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation, is an ambassador at the German AIDS Foundation and is a member of the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Boris Becker is known all over the world. Not only because he reached No. 1, but also because he won six Grand Slams and played at the highest level until his retirement in 1999. Boris’ story is described in his latest autobiography “Boris Becker’s Wimbledon”, published by Blink Publishing in 2015.
In addition to sports, Boris Becker is known as an entrepreneur as well as for his motivation, leadership and team building skills. Two decades into his memorable career, Becker continues to wow audiences as an impressive speaker or panelist. With his engaging and gregarious manner, he entertains his audience and talks about his experiences as a top international tennis player as well as his experiences in dealing with the media, among other things.
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