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...Just as his marriage started to crumble, Becker's longtime business manager and close friend, Axel Meyer-Wolden, died of cancer in 1997. Two years later Becker's father, Karl-Heinz, died. Boris, a star since he was 16, had never indulged in the usual experimentation nor made the usual mistakes of a boy's late teens. Few were surprised when, at 32, he began indulging himself as never before...
...Even now, Becker is the biggest name in Germany, eclipsing singers and chancellors. In the 20 months that he has been spokesman for AOL Germany, the public's awareness of the brand has more than doubled, and his signature line, "Ich bin drin!" (I'm in!), has become the country's catchall phrase for going online. "I don't know if a Michael Jordan comparison is strong enough," says AOL Germany marketing director Phillipp Schindler. "Boris' sympathy levels are outstanding. He is the German superstar...
...This can carry Becker far, obviously, and he will need it. By the end of his playing days, the youthful clarity that so pleased Ion Tiriac had been muddied. Becker didn't train as hard as before and bullied opponents with his stature. "He knew a lot," says Bollettieri. "What he didn't know, he thought he knew; and he would intimidate people into thinking that he knew...
...BECKER HAS DONE WELL WITH HIS THREE MERCEDES DEALERSHIPS outside Berlin and by lending his name to AOL, DaimlerChrysler, Völkl rackets and the rtl television network. But his venture online was less successful. The German sports site Sportgate, of which Becker owned 60%, shut down two weeks ago, just three months after launch, with insiders blaming disagreements among the shareholders. In 1999, Becker's stint as Germany's Davis Cup manager also ended in failure, largely because he couldn't get along with one of the country's leading players, Nicolas Kiefer. That same year Becker...
...help me with all sorts of things outside tennis," says another pro, Germany's Tommy Haas. "He promised two years ago that he would come to all the Masters Series tournaments because he had to go to them anyway [to do TV commentary]. That promise never came through." Becker's explanation: he wanted not just to advise Haas part time but to take charge of all decisions - coaching, marketing, scheduling - since, he reasoned, any failure would be blamed on him anyway. But Haas didn't want to split with IMG, and it's probably just as well: by then Becker...