Boris Becker is in a tough spot at the moment. The German tennis legend has been in hordes of problems ever since he retired. Becker landed in situations where he needed money to pay off his creditors. Last year, a documentary on Becker’s rise and fall said that his story is about many things including greed. However, in his recent docuseries, Becker said that he never played the sport for money. Instead, he became a tennis player to be dominant in the world.

Boris Becker wanted to be number 1

The docuseries, Boom! Boom! The World Vs Boris Becker shows the troubling life of the infamous Boris Becker post his retirement. The former tennis player also revealed his reason to play tennis. Many around the world said that he only played for money, given how he hid his assets in order to avoid paying loans.

But Becker said something else entirely. The German said that though he wanted a good living after his retirement that was not his only motivation. He also went on to add that since he made his first million when he was 17, money did not carry the same weight anymore.

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“After my career, of course I wanna have a good living. But earning money as 99% people are doing every single day, was not my motivation. It starts from the beginning, by 17-years-old I won my first million. So money goes out of the window. You lose the sense of value, you don’t know what a million is, you don’t know that 99% of people would never earn a million.”

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Becker went on to claim that money was not the primary source of motivation for tennis, rather, it was winning titles. He also wanted to become the best player in the history of the sport.

“The driving motor for my professional career was never money it was winning titles. It was becoming the best player in the world, becoming number 1. That’s why I wanted to play. ”

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Recently, Becker left the UK as he was deported to Germany. He has planned on cleaning up his life and restoring his image as a great tennis player. Will he be successful in the near future? What do you make of the portrayal of Becker in the documentary? Let us know in the comments.