Boris Becker

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

I’m not a God, I make mistakes.

[Roger Federer] 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.

I had the pleasure of competing at the Olympic Games and at Wimbledon and was fortunate enough to win the gold medal in both events,

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

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

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom.

Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.

I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.

I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.

The young people got me interested in aviation. It is part of the motor age. Development is dependent on power.

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.