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Boris “Boom Boom” Becker SAMMI LINEBACH
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This is Boris Becker Galleryhip.com Just kidding, This is Boris the Animal from one of the Men in Black movies.
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THIS is Boris Becker Huffington Post In aller Kürze: Boris Franz Becker AKA Boom Boom Becker Born in Leiman, Germany German Dropped out of the tenth grade – never looked back Mother wishes he went into medicine while father wishes he’d follow in his footsteps as a architect.
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Born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany Where’s that, you ask?
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Importance in the ’80s: Youngest player to win the men’s singles Wimbledon championship. First unseeded player to win First German to win the Wimbledon championship Beat the eighth seeded player Kevin Curren. First to lead Germany to its first Davis Cup win in 1988. His attacking style of tennis is what really brought any attention to the sport. Blogspot.com
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-Boris Becker “When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it becomes living on the edge because every step you take, every word you speak, every action you do becomes headline news. And it became, for me, life or death.”
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-Boris Becker “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.”
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Family timeline December 17, 1993 Married Barbara Feltus January 18, 1994 First child, Noah Gabriel, was born. September 4, 1999 Second child, Elias Balthasar, was born March 22, 2000 Third (illegitamite) child, Anna, was born. August 2008 Engaged to Alessandra Meyer. November 2008 Broke up with Alessandra Meyer. June 2009 Married Lilly Kerssenberg August 2009 Fourth child, Amadeus Benedict Luis, was born. In short, he had four kids with three women, within a 16 year timespan.
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Abschließend: Boris becker was known primarily for tennis in the 1980’s. His attacking style is what helped define the sport. He was the first unseeded, and first German player to win Wimbledon. He accumulated over 38 million US dollars and retired from tennis at age 32. He got into some scandalous relationships throughout his life. He now has no privacy in Germany and lives in England.
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Awards and Records: He is a six-time major singles champion. Youngest Wimbledon champion in 1985. Unseeded Wimbledon winner of singles title in 1985. Won 13 Masters Series titles Five elite indoor titles Three ATP Tour Finals WCT Finals Grand Slam Cup Olympic gold medal in doubles. He was the ITF World Champion and the ATP Player of the Year in 1989.
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Once again, this is Boris Becker. Kickswall.com Aufeminin.com No, that’s Goldmember. THIS is Boris Becker.
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Who doesn’t love a good Coca-Cola commercial?
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Citations (Pictures) Aufeminin. N.p., 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.. Blogspot. N.p., 2015. Web. 21 Oct. 2015. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/- D8lwnjR5FDY/VVly2UcHpKI/AAAAAAAAABE/KgtuA8Qc6ck/s1600/Wimbledon-tennis-2015.jpg.http://1.bp.blogspot.com/- D8lwnjR5FDY/VVly2UcHpKI/AAAAAAAAABE/KgtuA8Qc6ck/s1600/Wimbledon-tennis-2015.jpg ""Boris Becker" (Coca-Cola Is It!)." YouTube. YouTube, 1985. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.. “Boris Becker with His Illegitimate Daughter." Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.. Gallery Hip. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.. Kickswall. N.p., 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2015..
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Citations (Information) Anthony, Andrew. "Boris without the Boom Boom." Ebsco. The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Aug. 2000. Web. 06 Oct. 2015. Associated Press, The. "Becker to Son: Don't Pursue Tennis." Ebsco. AP Online, 30 Nov. 2000. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. Biography.com Editors. “Boris Becker Biography.” A&E Television Networks. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. “Boris Becker ‘embarrassed’ by conception.” Ebsco. Brampton Guardian, 11 June 2015. Article. 6 Oct. 2015. Boyes, Roger. "Becker Tells All about Cupboard Love Affair." Ebsco. Times, The (United Kingdom), 4 Nov. 2003. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. Kammerer, Roy. "Tax Trouble, Divorce and Broom-cupboard Sex: Boris Finds Trying times in Life after Sport." Ebsco. Sydney Morning Herald, The, 23 Nov. 2001. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. Melik, James. “Brand Becker: Life after tennis for Wimbledon legend.” Business Daily. 26 June 2012. Article. 6 Oct. 2015. Riddle, Amanda. "Becker Court Fear for Family." Ebsco. Herald Sun, 05 Jan. 2001. Web. 6 Oct. 2015. "1985: Boris Becker Wins Wimbledon at 17." BBC News. BBC, 07 July 1985. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
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