Overview

• At the 23rd SPORT BILD-Awards in Hamburg’s Fischauktionshalle, Becker received the 'Legende' honor before roughly 700 guests.
• Jürgen Klopp delivered the laudation, declaring, “If you hadn’t won Wimbledon in 1985, I wouldn’t be standing here today,” which moved Becker to tears.
• Becker said it “feels good” to be recognized and noted he was pleased to be respected by the sports media after years of mixed experiences.
• Becker recounted that Klopp tried to visit him during his 2022 prison term but was refused for security reasons, though they stayed in phone contact.
• Other awardees included HSV as 'Aufsteiger des Jahres,' Hansi Flick as 'Trainer des Jahres,' Laura Wontorra with the TV Award, Elena Semechin for the Paralympics Award, and Füchse Berlin as 'Mannschaft des Jahres.'