Boris Becker

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.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it’s just a great month of parading.

I know what it’s like to be married and to live in a house with a garden, but it’s not something I’m striving for at the moment.

I’m not a God, I make mistakes.

I drew my strength from fear. Fear of losing. I don’t remember the games I won, only the games I lost.

Before, I wouldn’t have sacrificed anything for tennis but when I met Barbara it was different. I would have sacrificed tennis for Barbara.

Money plays an important role in football but it is not the dominating factor. When Chelsea play a Carling Cup game in a small city and it could result in a draw – the excitement, the spirit, the atmosphere – that’s the real beauty of football in England.

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.

My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time.

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.

It’s more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.

I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.

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

I normally listen to Spanish music – well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.

There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.

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.

My serve can get better, for sure. It’s not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

I’m not a God, I make mistakes.

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I’m playing in New York.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court.