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Boris Becker seeking British citizenship
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Tricky Dicky
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My claim for fame is that I once played tennis with Boris for a couple of hours.
When I was at sixth form I used to spend a whole lot of time playing tennis, mainly at the Shoreham tennis club in Kingston lane. I'd go there most days, even to practise on my own, and I was in their mens first team when I was 14. I got a call one day to go to the club, one of my coaches was there and I was introduced to a German coach and a young German boy and asked to have a practise with the lad - I don't think he spoke English, and for 2 hours we stood there blasting baseline shots to each other and not talking. A couple of years later - which would have been '85, I was watching Wimbles when a lad walked on court and I thought, ah, I recognise him ! The rest is history, he won that year, retained it the next and won it once more, then shagged in a broom cupboard. Yah.
When I was at sixth form I used to spend a whole lot of time playing tennis, mainly at the Shoreham tennis club in Kingston lane. I'd go there most days, even to practise on my own, and I was in their mens first team when I was 14. I got a call one day to go to the club, one of my coaches was there and I was introduced to a German coach and a young German boy and asked to have a practise with the lad - I don't think he spoke English, and for 2 hours we stood there blasting baseline shots to each other and not talking. A couple of years later - which would have been '85, I was watching Wimbles when a lad walked on court and I thought, ah, I recognise him ! The rest is history, he won that year, retained it the next and won it once more, then shagged in a broom cupboard. Yah.
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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Good story, 17 yr old the last qualifier to win wasn't he?
1234andcounting
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- Mar 31, 2008
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Did you ever emulate him in respect of broom cupboards?
Bombadier Botty
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- Jun 2, 2008
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1. At least one of his kids lives in London
2. It's a middle finger up to Germany and the 'issues' there over his mixed race relationships
3. He's got a new autobiography to shift
2. It's a middle finger up to Germany and the 'issues' there over his mixed race relationships
3. He's got a new autobiography to shift
Tricky Dicky
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Yup. So glad he didn't just do it as a one off, but repeated it twice.
Tricky Dicky
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Sadly not. I think at my age and health I probably match his broom cupboard "speediness" though. That is how he got his nickname "boom, boom"
Cool story bro.
BensGrandad
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One of my nieces worked for him and His then wife Barbara as their childrens nanny and she reckoned that he was great to work for.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Cant be that bad here
- Feb 22, 2014
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Could probably run for Mayor in a couple of years.
I'd be happy to swop.
He doesn't like paying taxes.....maybe he wants to become one of Dave's mates?
The general feeling amongst my German circle is that he's a cock and you're welcome to him.
BensGrandad
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OT just watched Escape to the Continent and was surprised to hear that less than 50% of people living in Germany own their homes with rental being much more popular. That is taking into account that property prices are approx 75% of the UK for comparative property.
You are surprised to hear this? Which planet is it you live on?
BensGrandad
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With a reputed higher standard of living than the rest of Europe I would have expected a larger % to own their homes, not over 20% less than in the UK.
