| Many remember Bjorn Borg as the famous | | | | and off. He wasn't afraid to do his own thing or use |
| Wimbledon legend. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1956, | | | | techniques that worked for him. Unintentionally, he was |
| he was the youngest player to have so much | | | | setting fashion standards. If he wore a headband to |
| success in the sport of tennis. His first win came at the | | | | keep the sweat off his face and his hair off his neck, it |
| ripe age of 17. He quickly turned into a heartthrob and | | | | soon became the thing to do and you would see |
| mesmerized fans with his calm, reserved, and | | | | people everywhere wearing headbands. |
| charismatic personality, which also enabled him to | | | | A New Calling |
| make money from publicity events. | | | | Borg used this popularity to his advantage by |
| Setting a Winning Record | | | | introducing his own line of clothing. He uses his own |
| Borg is a former number-one tennis player who won | | | | unique style to create clothes to appeal to his fans. To |
| five Wimbledons in a row (1976-1980) and six French | | | | push sales of his clothing line further, he would only |
| Opens. He won 11 Grand Slam singles and was the | | | | wear clothes with his name on the label. |
| youngest tennis player to win the Davis Cup match, | | | | Borg's Family Life |
| the Italian Open, and the French Open. He was the | | | | Borg dreamed of a family life he could never have. He |
| only player to win the French Open and Wimbledon in | | | | married and divorced twice, leaving him in financial |
| the same year, and his record remains unshattered to | | | | trouble. Each ex-wife walked out of the marriage with |
| this day. The only thing he couldn't seem to win was | | | | a house. Each of them also gave him children, but he |
| the U.S. Open, despite numerous tries. | | | | was never able to fully enjoy them as he wanted to. |
| Knowing When to Quit | | | | The media and other groups gave them a hard time |
| Borg was a player of strength and endurance. After | | | | over the years, and he rarely sees them anymore. |
| nine years on the tennis scene, Borg threw in the | | | | The Rise and Fall of an Empire |
| towel. Being defeated by John McEnroe in the 1981 | | | | When he dreamed of his family, he bought a large |
| final was enough to send him packing. He left when he | | | | piece of property in Mallorca, Spain. It was eight spots |
| was still at the top of his game, and one loss shouldn't | | | | that he bought and transformed into a small |
| have affected that. But this wasn't the last time the | | | | community for himself, his family, security guards, and |
| public would see Bjorn Borg. He later returned to the | | | | guests. He restored an old section and built up around |
| tennis scene for a brief stint in 1991 only to found out | | | | it until he had the stone villa just the way he wanted it, |
| that he could not compete with the new players and | | | | including farm animals, stables, a pool a spa, a sauna, a |
| their graphite rackets. He was still fond of using his | | | | fitness room, and tennis courts. |
| famous wood racket. | | | | Now that his dream of the perfect family life has been |
| Borg Became a Trend-Setter | | | | shattered, he is ready to sell the property and |
| Borg had an unusual style about him, both on the court | | | | downsize to a smaller house in Majorca. |