Boris Becker’s magic on the court was like a pull on the Germans, suddenly everyone wanted to play tennis and \u00a0be “just like Boris Becker”. What he did was no coincidence. His young life has revolved around tennis since he can think. The tennis circus became his home and his life was wrapped around training, halls, center courts and traveling around the world. Ever since his outstanding success at Wimbledon in 1985, Boris Becker turned into a public figure. He was 17 years old at the time. Probably every German remembers where he*she followed the finale of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
The success ushered in a new phase of life for Boris Becker which in fact, should never end again.<\/strong><\/p>\n His life made a u-turn. Suddenly he, the red-haired boy from Leimen, a small village in Germany, stood in the spotlight. “Bumm Bumm Boris” was supposed to give interviews as well as to make a good figure not only on the tennis court. The world admired him on the one hand, on the other hand, they made fun of him, of his dialect, his famous “A\u00e4\u00e4\u00e4hm” and his appearance as such. That was no fun for Boris Becker.<\/p>\n The success brought enormous pressure. Winning meant admiration and recognition whereas losing meant bashing and, not infrequently on a\u00a0 personal basis. Boris Becker, the acclaimed tennis legend on the one hand, and the scolded boy and man on the other. How does one stand it?<\/p>\n What he went through affects many athletes and, among other things, it is his concern today to talk about his experiences as a grown man. He knows that failure can lead to far greater success and that it is part of life.<\/p>\n