US EditionBorg Discusses Cocaine, Overdoses and Early Retirement in a Memoir and AP Interview
Björn Borg details his struggles with cocaine addiction starting in 1982 and two hospitalizing overdoses, alongside his early retirement motivated by lost drive after key defeats.
- Björn Borg, an 11-time Grand Slam champion, released his 292-page memoir Heartbeats in the U.S. on September 23, 2025, recounting his life and struggles.
- Borg decided to retire from tennis at 25 after consecutive final losses to his rival John McEnroe at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1981, feeling he had reached the end of his competitive drive.
- The memoir details Borg’s cocaine use beginning in 1982, two hospitalizing overdoses including an accidental one in Italy in 1989, and panic attacks he endured.
- Borg told the AP, "It really destroys you," describing drug use as a stupid decision and said he was happy to get away from tennis and that life.
- Borg stated producing the memoir was a relief and that people will be very surprised by what really happened during his difficult times.
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Björn Borg tells the AP about drug overdoses and quitting tennis in his 20s
Björn Borg starts his new memoir, “Heartbeats,” with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on alcohol and drugs, and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing that he was diagnosed with…
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Borg discusses cocaine, overdoses and early retirement in a memoir and AP interview
Björn Borg starts his new memoir, "Heartbeats," with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on "alcohol, drugs, pills — my preferred ways of self-medication," and the Swedish tennis great closes it by…
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Björn Borg discusses cocaine, overdoses and quitting tennis in his 20s in a memoir and AP interview
Björn Borg starts his new memoir, “Heartbeats,” with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on alcohol and drugs, and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Interview with the former Swedish champion on the occasion of the release of his autobiography
Tells the story himself in a new book. "Dangerous combination of drugs, pills and alcohol that led to me becoming unconscious".
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