The former tennis great said others stepped in when he was menaced in prison.
Tennis great Boris Becker tearfully recounted the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s Wandsworth prison closed for the first time, speaking publicly after serving eight months for bankruptcy offenses.
Becker said prison authorities appeared to have tried to ensure his safety, allocating him a single cell and getting three experienced inmates — or “listeners” — to guide him in his new life behind bars.That included coping with the lack of food, Becker said, as prison fare was largely restricted to rice, potatoes and sauce. “Sunday roasts” consisted of a chicken drumstick, he said.
Violence was a problem, he said, recounting instances at Wandsworth and later at HMP Huntercombe where inmates threatened to harm him until others stepped in. 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.After retiring from professional tennis in 1999, the six-time Grand Slam champion worked as a coach, television pundit, investor and celebrity poker player.
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