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Boris Becker Receives SPORT BILD 'Legend' Honor in Hamburg as Klopp's Tribute Moves Him to Tears

The recognition highlights how his 1985 Wimbledon breakthrough helped ignite Germany’s passion for tennis.

Boris Becker wurde beim SPORT BILD-Award von Jürgen Klopp emotional als Legende geehrt.
Boris Becker wird bei den SPORT BILD-Awards als Legende des deutschen Sports geehrt.

Overview

  • The 23rd SPORT BILD-Awards took place at Hamburg’s Fischauktionshalle with around 700 guests, hosted by Andrea Kaiser and Matthias Brügelmann.
  • Jürgen Klopp delivered the laudation, saying Becker’s 1985 Wimbledon win inspired his own path in sport, which brought Becker to tears.
  • Becker said he was pleased to feel respected, adding that Klopp tried to visit him during his 2022 imprisonment but the visit was declined for security reasons.
  • Becker walked the red carpet with his wife, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, who is pregnant with their first child together, expected in December.
  • Other awardees included HSV as Aufsteiger des Jahres, Hansi Flick as Trainer des Jahres, Paralympian Elena Semechin, and Füchse Berlin as Mannschaft des Jahres.