Although his chances of a professional career as a small, rather slight player were initially poor, Per repeatedly exceeded all expectations placed on him. In the end, he played 500 times for ratiopharm ulm in the Bundesliga. But over the course of his professional career, his youthful love of basketball increasingly turned into professional duty. The freedom-loving Per often felt controlled by others, his mood was characterized by victory and defeat and his body struggled with injuries. After 13 years, it was finally clear to Per that this would be my last year in professional sport.