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Boris Becker, on trial for failing to hand over beneficial memorabilia and different property in his chapter proceedings, says he needs he still had all of it.
Last week, the 54-year-old former tennis star went on trial in London for failing to hand over property akin to two of his Wimbledon trophies — together with the 1985 championship that he gained at age 17 that made him well-known — plus two Australian Open championship trophies and his 1992 Olympic gold medal.
“For the player, it’s about winning the title. The trophy is not so much when you are playing,” Becker advised the courtroom, according to AFP.
“Nowadays I wish I had them to show them to my children.”
Regarding the Australian Open trophies, Becker stated, “is a big tournament to win it, but what you keep is like this” — and cupped his fingers collectively to show the jury.
He continued to refer to the Australian Open trophy as “the smallest” of the grand slams’, and stated that different tennis stars “in effect … made fun of them”.
Becker, who earned a reported $63 million in prize cash and sponsorships, was declared bankrupt in 2017.
In addition to the memorabilia, Becker is accused of concealing property and $2.3 million, plus having transferred a whole lot of hundreds of {dollars} to different accounts, together with his estranged spouse, Lilly, and his ex-wife, Barbara.
If discovered responsible, Becker faces up to seven years in jail.
