Novak Djokovic responds to Boris Becker’s ‘temperamental’ claim
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Novak Djokovic provided an explanation for Boris Becker’s claim that he tends to get temperamental when the crowd is rooting for his rival. Becker, a former six-time Grand Slam champion, worked with Djokovic between 2013 and 2016.
During their time together, they had an extremely successful stint as Djokovic won six Grand Slams during that period. “Novak is very emotional. He always gets temperamental when the crowd is rooting for another player. And he uses his fingers to show the fans that they have woken him up now.
And he says, ‘I’m going to beat this guy,'” Becker said in his documentary, via Telegraf. Djokovic responded: “It’s a battle! It’s a fight! Unpredictable things happen. Some people take you out of your comfort zone, right?”
Djokovic felt ‘heartbroken’ for Becker
When Becker was sentenced to jail, Djokovic said he was “heartbroken” for his former coach.
Becker spent eight months in British prison before being deported back to Germany and ultimately released. Becker, 55, admitted serving jail time was definitely not a pleasant memory. “Whoever says that prison life isn’t hard and isn’t difficult I think is lying.
I was surrounded by murderers, by drug dealers, by rapists, by people smugglers, by dangerous criminals. You fight every day for survival. Quickly you have to surround yourself with the tough boys, as I would call it, because you need protection,” Becker said on BBC’s 5 Live Breakfast.
Becker was once one of the most famous athletes in the world and he is regarded as one of the best players in tennis history. After serving jail time, Becker admits he feels more humble. “I never thought at 17 I’d be incarcerated at 54.
If anything it certainly humbled me, it certainly made me realise that whether you’re called Boris Becker or Paul Smith, if you break the law, you get convicted and you get incarcerated, that goes for everybody,” Becker said.
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