Boris Becker

I’m not a God, I make mistakes.

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.

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

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.

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,

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.

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

It is unbelievable to me that I can win against the best player in the world, against one of the best in history. It’s very important and very special for me, especially because I was three months off the court.

I just try to win the match by fighting for every point, and running down every ball.

Some clubs are treated as devils, some are treated as angels.

I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

I live where I would like to live. I live in Majorca, Spain, and I am not sure there are better places.

Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100 per cent sure it is wrong.

Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.

It was a very unbelievable day for me. It’s special to begin the clay season like this. Beating Roger in the final is even more special, it’s great.

I’m lucky enough to do what I like for work – not everyone’s that fortunate.

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

I love basketball.

[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 swim almost every day, a thousand meters.