Boris Becker

[andyBeaker]

If he had done what I did and backed himself to win his first Wimbledon at 22-1 he might not have ended up bankrupt and in jail.

Sadly my wager was only £20 but it was a tidy win in 1985(?).

I had watched him win at Queens a week or two before Wimbledon and although I had and have very little interest in tennis he looked ridiculously good to me.

 

[derek kelly]

A week after he won at Wimbledon I played him over three sets & beat him, he’s shit at darts.

 

[Pow-Lo]

If he had done what I did and backed himself to win his first Wimbledon at 22-1 he might not have ended up bankrupt and in jail.

Sadly my wager was only £20 but it was a tidy win in 1985(?).

I had watched him win at Queens a week or two before Wimbledon and although I had and have very little interest in tennis he looked ridiculously good to me.

When I first read the thread title, I thought it was about your little brother Boris.

 

[Cougar377]

If he had done what I did and backed himself to win his first Wimbledon

I'm not into ping-pong on grass but I'm pretty sure I'd recall it if you'd won Wimbledon.

 

[Minkey]

Apparently he blew something like £38million, the sort of money I have down the back of my settee

 

[Squag1]

Apparently he blew something like £38million, the sort of money I have down the back of my settee

Can I buy your settee please????

 

[Minkey]

Can I buy your settee please????

Sold for £39 million to Squag1

 

[Duck n Dive]

Sold for £39 million to Squag1

Brilliant

If the club rule is an offer to sell but no price means you have to accept whatever is offered then the reverse must also be the case.

An offer to buy with no price mentioned means you have to pay what the seller requests.

Squaq1, crowd funding with a good sob story (poorly ankle!?) might scrape the first £500,000.

Only £38.5 million to go

 

[derek kelly]

Wonder if Boris got boom boom on his first night in prison

 

[Malone]

Or new balls to bounce

 

[derek kelly]

Bet he got some service

 

[andyBeaker]

Apparently he blew something like £38million, the sort of money I have down the back of my settee

It is estimated his career earnings overall were in excess of £80m. No doubt plenty of that was taken by the parasitises like agents and advisers. If nothing else renting a property in Wimbledon as his permanent residence for £22k a month when he was in financial difficulty illustrates a detachment from reality.

Sadly another person who achieved fame at a very young age and has ended up as a disaster.

 

[derek kelly]

Don’t forget the money paid to the daughter he denied having.