Boris Becker Quotes

Man sagt ja, die Erinnerung male mit einem goldenen Pinsel.

Dort, wo es wehtut, entsteht Hornhaut, auch auf der Seele.

The fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about nerves

People forget sometimes, in order to become number one, you have to be a bit crazy. You have to do things out of the norm.

The hardest thing in tennis is to forget the double fault or the missed chances, and most players can’t. Only the very good ones clean them out and really look forward to the next chance.

I always had to fight to find my best self, to be aware of other people’s feelings—and the devil’s bargain of it is, the players who are more aware of others struggle more. Boris Becker was like that, too. We would have brilliant moments on the court, and total meltdowns. There was just too much going on inside.

You have your thoughts and your memory, and with time you learn to use them as a soft cushion to lie back on, a layer of insulation between you and this unreal world.

I ask why I would want to meet him, and what good would it do. He says, the CAR is a poor country.

Watch your thoughts, for they create your actions. Watch your actions, for they create your habits. Watch your habits, for they create your character. Watch your character, for it creates your life.

Just because you are losing doesn’t mean you are going to lose. Just because you are going to lose doesn’t mean you ever give up.