Former world-class player
Tennis icon Borg about cancer: “Will defeat him”
In his book, Björn Borg also writes about his own fight against cancer. After an operation last year, the former world-class player is doing better again.
Tennis icon Björn Borg has made cancer public. He was diagnosed with an “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer, writes the 69 -year -old Schwede in his book “Heartbeats” that will soon be published. He told the AP news agency that it was better for him since the operation last year. His last tests in August were inconspicuous.
“I have nothing at the moment. But I have to be examined every six months. The whole process is not a pleasant thing,” said the former world-class player. He had “many, many years” examined for prostate cancer. “The thing is that you don’t feel anything – you feel good, and then it just happened.” In September 2023, doctors discovered irregularities with him during an examination.
According to AP information in Borg’s book, the cancer says: “Now I have a new opponent: the cancer-one that I can not control. But I will defeat it. I don’t give up. I fight as if every day there is a Wimbledon final. And they usually run pretty well, right?”
Early career end after eleven Grand slams
Borg won a total of eleven Grand Slam individual titles, five in series in Wimbledon (1976 to 1980), six at the French Open. In total, the client specialist was in place in the world rankings for 109 weeks. Borg ended his career at the age of only 26. Several comeback attempts ended without great success.
The surprisingly early resignation is one of several topics about which Borg writes in his book. In addition, it should also be about his drug use and his relationships with women, his parents and his children. Borg wrote his memoirs together with his wife Patricia Borg.
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Source: Stern
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