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"Heartbeats" is the official autobiography of Björn Borg. The legendary Swedish tennis player breaks his usual reserve to offer an intimate and utterly honest look at his life, from his childhood and meteoric rise in the world of tennis, which he transformed into a mass spectacle, to the real reasons for his retirement and the professional and personal challenges he faced after leaving the sport. Throughout the narrative, Borg reflects on the most personal and emotional dimensions of his career: the intimate meaning of certain celebrations, the toll that comes with staying at the top, the invisible tensions linked to a demanding, solitary, and itinerant life... Borg explains that, despite the aura of glamour surrounding him, the daily experience of being world number one was far from enviable, as it soon became a routine marked by extreme discipline, a lack of rest, and the constant expectation of winning to remain at the top. "Heartbeats" details the glory and misery of top-level competition as experienced firsthand, including previously unknown anecdotes from his five consecutive Wimbledon victories and his six French Open titles, with details of his fierce battles against Jimmy Connors, Guillermo Vilas, and John McEnroe. It explores the reasons behind his surprising decision to retire at 26, after winning 64 ATP titles in a nine-year professional career—a feat unmatched by any other tennis player. But it also unflinchingly addresses his subsequent ups and downs: the financial crises, the sensationalist headlines...