Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker will be named as the German Tennis Federation's (DTB) first 'head of tennis', according to AFP subsidiary SID on Monday.
Seems like the German Federation is trying to help him out through a difficult period.
I am really curious why people (especially in Germany it seems to me) treat him like a laughing stock, a clown. I know that he had several "funny" episodes in his CV (cleaning cupboards story, some reality TV-show, the failure to manage his money, hence the bancruptcy) - I am aware of that. However he is still a great champion and one of the all time greats. He makes for more than a semi-decent commentator of tennis (in my personal opinion) and actually his tennis-analysis is deeper than that of the likes of McEnroe. He coached Novak through (arguably) his most successful period and even if he cannot take all (or even most) of the credit for it, surely he collected a lot of very valuable coaching experience. Also, he strikes me as a very decent and kind person. So surely, he deserves some respect. No?
I'm not preaching here. Genuinely curious where this dismissiveness (if not contempt) for him comes from.
I assume it's the cases he has with women. No idea myself but I remember when Jelena got pregnant there were a lot of jokes of Boris being the father, so I assume it's the woman thing.
Obviously he had to wait until a guy like Zverev comes along (with 2 Masters titles), and other talents (Molleker, Kuhn?, Marterer) are gaining ground - just a gloryhunter, in my view.
Vom DTB soll Becker, der zuletzt wegen finanzieller Probleme für Schlagzeilen sorgte, nur die Reisekosten erstattet bekommen. „Becker wird ehrenamtlich arbeiten“, sagte DTB-Präsident Ulrich Klaus.
That sounds very honorable, but one must check the details.
The president of the german football federation DFB also worked "ehrenamtlich" (for the honor only), he did not receive a salary but nevertheless he was paid 6000€/month "Aufwandsentschädigung" ("compensation for his efforts"), in addition to the reimbursements of his real costs for travelling, etc.
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