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Will Boris Becker go to jail
or will there be...
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Becker registered this verdict with
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a bright red face,
but without any emotion as usual.
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He looked ahead, and I have the feeling...
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He will never be able to
earn real money and work...
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Three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker
has to answer to court in London today.
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Boom Boom!
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What does the manager Ion Tiriac earn
from Boris Becker?
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- Not enough. No.
- Not enough?
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Boris is a young man who
has a great deal of determination
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and I think that he was perhaps the
hardest worker in sports I'd ever seen.
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Rainer Martinell against
Boris Becker, for first place.
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- Game, set, match--
- Yeah!
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Think about it.
Borg was here seven years ago.
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I wish you'll have
the same kind of success.
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Good luck!
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Boris, come on.
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- How old are you all?
- Eleven.
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Who is your favorite now
in these major tournaments?
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Borg!
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- You like Borg the best?
- Yeah.
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What would you say if he came by here now?
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I'd like to play a match with you.
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We are proud of Boris Becker.
He has made Leimen huge.
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Leimen is becoming famous!
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And we are happy as kings.
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In the period of two years,
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Becker spent 72 days in Monaco,
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but spent 139 days in
the top floor apartment in Munich.
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...that he maintained
a residence in Germany,
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and for this reason,
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precisely in order
to reduce taxes unlawfully,
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he concealed this fact in his tax returns.
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As I said, the defendant himself
admitted that he had acted intentionally.
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Boris Becker issued a prepared statement
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saying among other things,
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"This was my most important victory,
and I am free."
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For many Germans, does an
underage professional tennis player
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embody what may have been
lost in reality?
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A fighting spirit, will to perform,
unlimited self-confidence?
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{\an8}In a way, yes. We are a battered people,
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and we are happy, rightly so,
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about anyone who succeeds
in achieving international success.
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Boris Becker saw
one of his dearest wishes fulfilled.
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He met the Pope at the Vatican.
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The two-time Wimbledon champion
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even brought a tennis racket
for John Paul II.
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The Pope plays tennis.
He is a great sportsman.
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He also practices swimming.
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And it was John Paul II
who had already invited Boris Becker
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a few months ago to come and visit him.
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Recall that he has won three tournaments
on three continents,
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on three different surfaces, alone!
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Thanks for being with us, Boris Becker.
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Your opinion on a few players?
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McEnroe is going to come back?
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In the three tournaments
that just ended, he was there.
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Well, of course, it's going to be
a long road for him,
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but I think he has
the possibility of actually returning.
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Sprechen Sie English?
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A little bit of quiet please, thank you.
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Sometimes to put pressure on, he coughs.
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0-15.
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There it is, "The Cough."
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I can't believe
that it still isn't better.
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Only 4 years.
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It's difficult to think
that he's not doing this on purpose.
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He raises his fist.
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{\an8}He raises his arm in victory,
Boris Becker!
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{\an8}He raises his finger!
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He has won, he was the better one...
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So Lendl number 1,
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Becker number 2.
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Will it be "Becker number 1" next year?
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Ooh la la, huh?
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Difficult. Ooh la la.
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First of all, you cannot even see
where my coach is.
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I know where your coach is, Mr. Becker.
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But I know you want me
out of the tournament.
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- No.
- I'm not gonna get out.
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What's going on with Günther Bosch
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ten days after the separation
from Boris Becker?
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Not much better than ten days ago.
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I have to honestly admit that I haven't
worked through this whole thing yet
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and I believe it'll take some time
until I'm over all of this.
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It looks like Boris will
have a lot of trouble today...
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It's his own fault.
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Yeah, this curse was for the airplane...
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The airplane just thundered by
over our heads.
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Becker was forced to take a break.
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It took too long.
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He has to serve there.
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He has to serve,
otherwise he gets out of rhythm.
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This break is far too long.
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It should be said, that the circumstances
at Hamburg's Rothenbaum were not normal.
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In the overflowing arena,
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many people couldn't find a spot
even though they had valid tickets.
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The growing restlessness
was felt on center court,
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where Boris Becker was outdone, at times,
by every trick in the book.
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If you try to blame
the court or the audience...
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you just have to admit
that he didn't play well.
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And he doesn't want to recognize that.
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I haven't played a tournament in Germany
since Wimbledon '85.
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I didn't know I had so many fans!
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I just wanted to be treated
like all the other players.
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In Germany, that's not possible for me
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because for other people,
I am probably something special.
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It's not enough for me
to play tennis for three hours a day
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and then go to bed.
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For me, that would be horrible.
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Therefore, I have to do other things
that stimulate my mind,
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inspire me.
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Mr. Bosch, you've known Boris
for a decade, maybe even longer.
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A bit longer, yes.
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In retrospect, what do you think
are his biggest strengths and weaknesses?
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I wrote about this in my book.
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During the tournaments, it's not Becker
against Edberg or Becker against Lendl.
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Often it's Becker against Becker.
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And if he's able to tackle this Becker,
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this internal opponent,
he will win the game.
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I play against Edberg
and I know exactly where I stand.
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If I win against him 6-4, 6-4,
I know I'm in top shape
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or when he kicks my butt
I know I have to train a lot more.
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My opponent in the back of my mind
is always Edberg.
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There are people who think that sometimes
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you like to create certain situations
in games.
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For example, maybe you bring it to
a fifth set or bring it to a tiebreak.
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Are you trying to artificially create
adrenaline rushes in those situations?
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Well, sometimes not so directly,
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but deep down I know
that I can beat the opponent.
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It doesn't matter if my legs hurt.
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In doing so, I also test my psyche.
I see how strong I am.
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So if I know that I can
beat my opponent 6-2, 6-2,
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then I get a bit lazy sometimes,
I have to admit.
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And then when it gets close,
I have to come on strong.
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That's good and bad.
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I lose strength, physical strength. I win...
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Yeah, but I win mental strength.
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What?
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What did you say?
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Sometimes yeah, I only do
what is necessary in the moment.
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Secretly, I know,
even if I lose in the first set
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and the second and the third--
I'll get him.
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That's how I'm testing my psyche.
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How can you explain
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the fact that someone like you lost
against such a guy?
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My mind wasn't fully present.
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That's really what it was.
I still had trouble with my...
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...with my mind such that...
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I could not focus for four points in a row
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on the court.
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Rather, I thought after two already
that I would win the game.
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Do you consider yourself
to be a genius? In tennis?
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Sometimes I do.
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Sometimes I wonder how I get out of
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the problem once again.
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If I'm down two sets,
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I don't know
where I can get the strength from
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to keep my head and stay cool
and then still make the point.
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That's often a mystery to me too.
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And then I come to the conclusion
that somehow I can
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do it a bit better than the others.
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But not often enough.
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Where I get the strength
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to keep my head and stay cool
and then still make the point,
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that's often a mystery to me too.
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And then I come to the conclusion
that somehow I can
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do it a bit better than the others.
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And then I realize, "Oh, shit."
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It could be over soon. I also thought,
"This here could be my last stroke as--
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Or rather, my first stroke as number one."
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What will happen if I make it?
There is nothing left anymore.
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And suddenly, I could fly!
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I couldn't stand still.
I had to move, I had to get out.
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I didn't want to compose myself,
because I've done that the entire time.
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I ran outside and just kept running.
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I was a little terrified of that moment.
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Then in that moment,
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it was as if a tremendous weight
was suddenly lifted off of my shoulders.
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It was a little bit like Wimbledon '85.
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It will never again be how it was.
That's what I felt in that moment.
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Everything was free.