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20%OFFBoris Becker - The Player - 9780857500274 - V9780857500274
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The Player

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Description for The Player Paperback. Boris Becker shot to fame in 1985 when at seventeen years old, he became the youngest player ever to win the men's final at Wimbledon. This autobiography talks about his marriage, his illegitimate daughter, and his painful divorce. It reveals his emotions at the end of his tennis career, and his battles with pills and alcohol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 254.

Boris Becker shot to fame in 1985 when at seventeen years old, he became the youngest player ever to win the men's final at Wimbledon. He went on to win two more Wimbledon titles, and a total of forty-nine singles and fifteen doubles crowns, making him one of the greatest players of the twentieth century. But his life off the court has always attracted as much attention as his triumphs on it.

Now, in this remarkably candid and thought-provoking autobiography, Boris Becker tells the real story behind the headlines. He speaks of the seconds before the serve that made ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857500274
SKU
V9780857500274
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-2

About Boris Becker
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 ... Read more

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