teachingprotx
Legend
what sticks were he using during the wooden days? any becker oficianados?
boris becker before puma?
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heathcliff
Rookie
he had played the lendl-adidas before. i don´t know if he played a wooden racket.
before puma it was the adidas gtx-pro, as stated above.
certainly he is old enough to have used wooden rackets, but
i don't know any specifics. adidas seems an obvious choice.
edit: he won Queens and Wimbledon at 17 with the Puma (1985).
I think Tiriac had him change (ties with Vilas) to Puma,
it might have been the year prior. So if he used the
adidas for a few years that puts him back to 12 years old
or so. he likely would have been playing wood then (1979)..
certainly he is old enough to have used wooden rackets, but
i don't know any specifics. adidas seems an obvious choice.
edit: he won Queens and Wimbledon at 17 with the Puma (1985).
I think Tiriac had him change (ties with Vilas) to Puma,
it might have been the year prior. So if he used the
adidas for a few years that puts him back to 12 years old
or so. he likely would have been playing wood then (1979)..
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Kirko
Hall of Fame
Bravo ! >>
you can see why he liked the GTX
very clever and well done !!!!!!!!!!
(hope to remember how to copy pics from Photobucket...)
if so, you should see young Boris, playing with that adidas Hurricane...
you can see why he liked the GTX
very clever and well done !!!!!!!!!!
ericsson
Hall of Fame
(hope to remember how to copy pics from Photobucket...)
if so, you should see young Boris, playing with that adidas Hurricane...
Great great picture! thanks for posting that, as you can see still the same style.
teachingprotx
Legend
that mite be the greatest pic that i have ever seen on these boards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much for posting!!! its funny that boris's upper body looks age appropriatte but his legs look like a university soccer player..awesome man.. just plain awesome
...thank you, too,...I hoped this picture would have been of interest,
concerning the adidas Hurricane racquet, Siegfried Kuebler, in his "Book of Tennis Rackets", says :
bonded laminated wooden racket with an open heart and a top layer of fibres
(carbon-graphite-wood composite)
concerning the adidas Hurricane racquet, Siegfried Kuebler, in his "Book of Tennis Rackets", says :
bonded laminated wooden racket with an open heart and a top layer of fibres
(carbon-graphite-wood composite)
teachingprotx
Legend
very cool thanks alot!!
roundiesee
Hall of Fame
Thanks or posting that picture; I've never ever heard of the "Hurricane"; does any one have a close up picture of this racket? It is indeed one of the most beautiful rackets I've seen
The real thing (?)
...I am "refreshing" this thread, after some time,
in case roundiesee was ...still around, and for anyone that might be interested : I found on the main auction site what seems to be an adidas Hurricane wooden frame that was used by the young Boris Becker;
(the auction text said:
This Adidas "Hurricane Graphite ads 075" tennis racket was actually played by Boris Becker in his youth at the age of 13 years! Only four years later, he would win his first Wimbledon Title!
The red sticker on one side of the racket (picture 2) states: "Boris Becker, Leimen, 01.07.81".
The racket is in good condition and shows only very few signs of use. The leather grip is original and the strings were actually played and broken by Boris!
100% the real thing! The document in picture 5 (Mercedes-Benz Autohaus Boris Becker GmbH & Co.KG) is proof that the above racket was owned by Boris Becker)
And here are some pictures (sorry for the not so good quality)
...if this was a frame really played by Becker, as I hope, I think it would
be a quite nice collectible item
...I am "refreshing" this thread, after some time,
in case roundiesee was ...still around, and for anyone that might be interested : I found on the main auction site what seems to be an adidas Hurricane wooden frame that was used by the young Boris Becker;
(the auction text said:
This Adidas "Hurricane Graphite ads 075" tennis racket was actually played by Boris Becker in his youth at the age of 13 years! Only four years later, he would win his first Wimbledon Title!
The red sticker on one side of the racket (picture 2) states: "Boris Becker, Leimen, 01.07.81".
The racket is in good condition and shows only very few signs of use. The leather grip is original and the strings were actually played and broken by Boris!
100% the real thing! The document in picture 5 (Mercedes-Benz Autohaus Boris Becker GmbH & Co.KG) is proof that the above racket was owned by Boris Becker)
And here are some pictures (sorry for the not so good quality)
...if this was a frame really played by Becker, as I hope, I think it would
be a quite nice collectible item
big bang
Hall of Fame
...I am "refreshing" this thread, after some time,
in case roundiesee was ...still around, and for anyone that might be interested : I found on the main auction site what seems to be an adidas Hurricane wooden frame that was used by the young Boris Becker;
(the auction text said:
This Adidas "Hurricane Graphite ads 075" tennis racket was actually played by Boris Becker in his youth at the age of 13 years! Only four years later, he would win his first Wimbledon Title!
The red sticker on one side of the racket (picture 2) states: "Boris Becker, Leimen, 01.07.81".
The racket is in good condition and shows only very few signs of use. The leather grip is original and the strings were actually played and broken by Boris!
100% the real thing! The document in picture 5 (Mercedes-Benz Autohaus Boris Becker GmbH & Co.KG) is proof that the above racket was owned by Boris Becker)
And here are some pictures (sorry for the not so good quality)
...if this was a frame really played by Becker, as I hope, I think it would
be a quite nice collectible item
Wow BB was the first to use RPM blast!
Nice frame, take good care of it!
PeterPanda
Semi-Pro
Wish puma made raquets again they would be the best company out there.
MikeVolkl123
New User
MikeVolkl123
New User
Kneissl too?
I think I also saw a pic somewhere of Boris using the Kneissl version of the Lendl racket at a yound age also?
Thanks or posting that picture; I've never ever heard of the "Hurricane"; does any one have a close up picture of this racket? It is indeed one of the most beautiful rackets I've seen
I think I also saw a pic somewhere of Boris using the Kneissl version of the Lendl racket at a yound age also?
roundiesee
Hall of Fame
Thanks so much ritton ! Really brings back those memories of such a beautiful frame ! And especially that sticker ! (What was it called guys? "Dynamo"?) Those red stickers were all the rage when I was a kid in school; we used to label everything from books to pencil cases !
Backhanded Compliment
Legend
Gotta say even in a still photo this kid looks like someone who will win Wimbledon a s a teenager... wow.(hope to remember how to copy pics from Photobucket...)
if so, you should see young Boris, playing with that adidas Hurricane...
