Former tennis superstar Boris Becker said he relied on 'blood brothers' to protect him in a British prison and said his life was threatened twice in his first interview since being released.
Former tennis superstar Boris Becker says"blood brothers" saved his life in prison amid death threatssaid he relied on"blood brothers" to protect him in a British prison and said his life was threatened twice in his first interview since being released.
He said he was fortunate to have forged close ties with a group of inmates he termed"blood brothers" as two prisoners he called"John" and"Ike" on separate occasions had threatened him. "Ike" got him on his own and Becker says 10 prisoners"saved my life" rescuing him when he yelled out. Becker said he had to cope with the lack of food as prison fare was largely restricted to rice, potatoes and sauce."Sunday roasts" consisted of a chicken drumstick, he said.
Asked about the judge's statement that Becker had shown"no humility," he acknowledged in the interview that"maybe I should have even more clear, more emotional" during the trial."Of course I was guilty," he said of the four out of 29 counts he was convicted on.Becker says the sound of the cell door closing will stay for him for the rest of his life.
The six-time Grand Slam champion claims it required the German ambassador to intervene to obtain an international phone card so he could contact his 87-year-old mother Elvira and other family abroad. "So I gave the names -- but the governor said: 'Jurgen is not allowed to visit you, he is too well known. We are concerned for his safety. So we have to reject that.'"
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