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Boris Becker Debuts Memoir, Shares Emotional TV Reflections on Mother and Prison

He invokes his mother's refugee story to urge openness in Germany's current debate.

Overview

  • Part two of Becker's Sky profile Meine Geschichte airs on Sky Fußball Bundesliga on October 24 at 23:15.
  • Becker says he feared his mother might die while he served about seven months in British prisons in 2022 and recalls calls with her as dementia advanced.
  • His mother, Elvira, later died in November 2024 after the onset of dementia, according to the interviews.
  • He presented his autobiography Inside: Gewinnen – Verlieren – Neu beginnen at a sold-out Cologne event where he received standing ovations.
  • Becker expresses lasting gratitude to Germany for having rescued his refugee mother, resists being politically boxed, references CDU leader Friedrich Merz, and calls for a welcoming stance toward refugees.