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“The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago.”

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Boris Becker, born on November 22, 1967, is a German tennis player who has achieved remarkable success in the sport. He is one of the most influential tennis players of the 1980s. more

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