Boris Becker The Player

Becker, Boris

ISBN 10: 0593053443 / ISBN 13: 9780593053447

Published by Bantam. Transworld Publishers, London, 2004

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SIGNED BY AUTHOR with short dedication (near illegible 'To Sam').The autobiography of the youngest man ever to win Wimbledon. A little wear to base of spine of orange boards. Clean text and firm binding. Feels unread. Unclipped DJ has minute creasing to top of spine. Seller Inventory # 002771

Bibliographic Details

Title: Boris Becker The Player

Publisher: Bantam. Transworld Publishers, London

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Born in Leimen, West Germany, in 1967, Boris Becker burst onto the international tennis scene in 1985 when, as an unknown 17-year-old, he rewrote the record books by beating Kevin Curren and winning the men's final at Wimbledon. Not only was he the youngest player ever to win the title, he was also the first unseeded player and the first German. His exuberant, athletic style - hurling himself all over the court and making seemingly impossible shots - immediately endeared him to millions. On the back of his enormously powerful serve, he took the world of tennis by storm and by 1991 he was the world's number one. His extraordinary career includes three Wimbledon men's singles titles (he reached the final seven times in ten years) among a total of 49 singles and 15 doubles crowns, and he became the second youngest player (after Bjorn Borg) to be inducted into tennis's Hall of Fame. Retiring from the pro-tennis scene in 1999, Becker refused to fade away - his name simply moved from the back pages of newspapers to the front. After losing his last match at Wimbledon to Pat Rafter, he set out on a night of binge drinking which culminated in the infamous Nobu broom cupboard incident. As a result, his high-profile marriage to model Barbara Feltus broke up in an equally high-profile divorce. He was back in court again soon afterwards with tax problems. Now, for the first time, Becker will tell his story in his own words. A sporting genius with a turbulent personal life, his book will entrance his legions of fans the world over. Game, set and match ...

Review:

"'Fascinating reading, mainly because he is that rare thing: a sportsman who opens up, who can articulate his emotions fluently, convey the pain of defeat and the elation of victory with eloquence, humour and resonance'" (GQ)

"'His account of the pressures he endured as a boy-wonder, when Volkswagon was the only German name better-known than his own, is truthful and disturbing'" (Sunday Telegraph)

"'Never far from controversy, Boris Becker reveals all in the most eagerly-awaited tennis autobiography for many a year'" (British Tennis)

"'An extraordinary sports biography'" (Yorkshire Evening Post)