#3 Boris Becker

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One of the undoubted worldwide geniuses of tennis in the late 1980s and mid 1990s, Becker won his first of his six Grand Slams at the youthful age of 17, and proceeded to compose his name in gold in the records of Tennis history.

He was positioned number one amid his playing days, winning an aggregate of 44 titles, playing out an eminent competition with Stefan Edberg.

He had his influence in embellishment another unsurpassed incredible when he filled in as mentor to Novak Djokovic for six of the Serbian’s 15 Grand Slam titles.

Nonetheless, if things had worked out in an unexpected way, Becker may have become well known as a footballer instead of a Tennis star.

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He was apparently offered a preliminary at his local club Bayern Munich which he turned down, rather staying with his Tennis. He anyway says Bayern Munich remains his main enthusiasm, and served on the club’s governing body for a long time.

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