Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker spoke about his time in prison to German TV.
Becker had been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in April after concealing 2.5 million worth of assets to avoid paying debts.
However Becker was released from prison early and deported back to Germany and is now banned from visiting the UK for the next decade.
In an interview with German TV Becker spoke about how nobody cared about him and how he was a nobody, “In prison you are a nobody,” Becker told SAT.1.
“You are only a number. Mine was A2923EV. I wasn’t called Boris, I was a number. And nobody gives a s*** who you are.”
Despite the harshness about prison life the former world number one said he learned a valuable lesson from his time there, “I believe I rediscovered the human in me, the person I once was,” Becker told interviewer Steven Gatjen.
“I’ve learnt a hard lesson. A very expensive one. A very painful one. But the whole thing has taught me something very important and worthwhile. And some things happen for a good reason.”
Becker also spoke during his two and 15 minute interview how excited he was to be released from prison, “From six o’clock that morning I sat on the edge of my bed, and hoped that the cell door would open,” Becker admitted.
“They came to get me at 7.30am, unlocked the door and asked: ‘Are you ready?’ I said: ‘Let’s go!’ I had already packed everything beforehand.”
Becker worked on his fitness during prison which is evident in his interview with German television.
What’s next for Becker is unclear right now but what is clear is that the UK will not see the German for a very long time.
However this scenario for Becker could be a platform for a life turnaround and a new beginning for the German’s life.
