"That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed support. I lost trust and did stupid things."
-Boris Becker
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"I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that.“
-Boris Becker
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"How do you build a relationship when you've hardly shared a word but suddenly share a child? How do you love a daughter you don't see for nearly two years? When does she become your daughter? How does she become your daughter?"
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"How sweet it is!"
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