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I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Even Good Hero Heroes Kind Know Lives Short Small Though Very Want

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: About Any Big Big Picture Bubble Coach Had Kept Manager Me Notice Papers Picture Reading Said Television Tennis Thinking

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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!

~Boris Becker

Topics: Black Blonde Club Come Corner Girl Go Leave Now Towards White

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: About Any Germany Hero Heroes More Needs Place Player Say Silly Tennis Tennis Player Than Unbelievable

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So this is it. Match point for eternity.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Eternity Match Point

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: About Athletes Did Hard Hard Part Lost Men Needed Old Old People Our Part People Prime Sport Started Stupid Support Things Trust

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Blind Cup Davis Emotions Eyes Fans Fixed Happened Horror Light Long Makes Matches Me Scare Some Them Think Us Worship

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The suit-and-tie job is very nice but it's not really who I am in my heart.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Am Heart Job Nice Really Very Who I Am

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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.

~Boris Becker

Topics: Admirer Back Big Child Dean Edge Fascinated Had Him His James James Dean Kind Life Living Looking Looking Back My Life Posters Room Same Work

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Where do you go when you're the best in the world? What's next?

~Boris Becker

Topics: Best Go Next Where World You

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Athlete

Born: November 22nd, 1967

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