New York – Tennis Great Beron Borg revealed in the final chapter of his upcoming memoir, “Heartbetes”, that he was diagnosed with “highly aggressive” prostate cancer, and he told the Associated Press that it was in a remission after an operation in 2024.
“I have nothing right now. But I have to go to myself every six months.” But I am fine. I am alright! And I’m feeling very good. “
Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles – six in the French Open from 1974 to 1981, and from 1976 to 1980, a line five – 26 in a row in Wimbledon from 1976 to 1980 before moving away from tennis at the age of five – 26 years, although he later made a brief comeback. Surprisingly early retirement is one of the several subjects, with their drug use and their relationship with women and their parents and children are deeply discussed in the book, which is due to release on September 18 in the UK and on September 23 in the US.
The famous private borg said that he wrote it with his wife, Petricia in about 2, year.
“I passed by some difficult time, but [it’s] A relief to do this book for me, “Borg said.” I like it very much. ,
He said that he was testing himself for prostate cancer “many, for many years,” he said, “The thing that you don’t feel anything – you feel good, and then it has just happened.”
There was a result that his doctors were harassed in September 2023, so they wanted to follow, he said.
It was just earlier when Borg was to fly to Canada, which was to serve as the captain of the team Europe in the Lever Cup, and doctors said they should not go.
“Of course I went to Vancouver. I didn’t hear,” he said.
After the incident, he returned to Sweden, and went to the hospital at 7 am the next day, which confirmed the diagnosis of cancer for further tests. The surgery was scheduled for February 2024, a waiting time Borg described AP as “psychologically … very difficult …, because who knows what is going to happen?”
Borg said that his most recent test in August came back.
In the book, he writes: “Now I have a new rival in cancer – one I cannot control. But I am going to defeat it. I am not giving up. I fight like every day.
