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Sitting in the prison classroom each morning reading the pages in my book listening to the teacher I could feel myself slowing down I had achieved greatness I had won three Wimbledon titles two Aussie Opens the US Open two Davis Cups an Olympic gold medal But where was I now I looked around this small room at the tired faces I looked at the walls and the small windows Either I was some strange exception a great man surrounded by lesser men or I was not an exception at all I fitted right in And if I did why was that Some fierce internal engine had always driven me a kind of relentless intensity that never let up It had taken me to Centre Court at Wimbledon Maybe it had taken me here too I thought this craziness was my greatest weapon I go all in Maybe I had turned this weapon on myself So I kept reading each morning I kept listening Wimbledon champion at 17 six time Grand Slam winner and former world number one Boris Becker achieved unparalleled success fame and wealth throughout his tennis career But in April 2022 everything changed when he was sentenced to 30 months in prison over bankruptcy charges Inside offers a raw and unflinching account of Becker s life behind bars detailing the brutal realities of surviving two of the UK s to