Former Wimbledon champion tells German broadcaster he learned a hard lesson and experience was ‘worthwhile’
Boris Becker has given his first interview since leaving prison in the UK and being deported back to Germany earlier this week, telling German viewers: “In prison I was a nobody.”
The former Wimbledon champion, appearing slimmed down and sporting a new hair colour and style, told the broadcaster Sat 1 that as an inmate he was not called by his first name, and “no one gave a shit” about his champion status. But he said he had used his 231 days in prison to reflect on his life, and had rediscovered the “mensch” or human side to himself.for two and a half years for concealing £2.5m of assets to avoid paying debts after he had been declared bankrupt, said the food in Wandsworth prison in London, where he had spent the first weeks, was bad and the portions too small, while leisure activities were few and far between. He also said there had been a lot of violence.
Becker, 55, dressed in a black jacket and black T-shirt, said: “In prison you are a nobody. You are only a number. Mine was A2923EV. I wasn’t called Boris, I was a number. And nobody gives a shit who you are.” SAT.1: "Im Gefängnis bist Du niemand. Du bist eine Nummer. Meine war A2923EV." Boris Becker spricht im SAT.1-Interview über seine Haft. Heute. 20:15 Uhr.
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