Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new. In this absorbing and well written account of her life, monica takes us from her first encounter with a tennis racket aged five, through her amazing rise to fame and how she coped with the trauma of her stabbing and the loss of her father. Monica seles is a former numberone world professional tennis player who became the youngestever champion at the french open in 1990, and went on to win nine grand slam singles titles. These are the quotes i highlighted while reading the autobiography by monica seles, getting a grip. Getting a grip chronicles monicas success on the tennis circuit where. On wednesday, former professional tennis player monica seles will stop by to chat about her career as well as her new book. On my body, my mind, my self by monica seles 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. My eating disorder hell, by monica seles daily mail online. In the riveting new book getting a grip, tennis phenom monica seles reveals the secret battles she was waging off the court, following her. Seles charts her journey back to a balanced life in her book, getting a grip. Seles walks us through her rise from a kid practising tennis in their car park, at a small town in novi sad, yugoslavia to an internship at the nick bolletieri academy in florida and becoming the worlds number one player, who won eight majors and defeated steffi graf in three of her last four. I was thrilled with my new racket and carried it with me every where.
This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age. Then on one fateful day, her life changed and that brought a whole set of new. Monica seles on her binge eating battle monica seles was the worlds finest tennis player until a crazed stalker stabbed her on court. Celebrities put their bodies to the test with fascinating results teens having boob jobs on the nhs is crazy. I read her first autobiography published 1997 called from fear to victory a few years ago. The 35yearold opens up about her fight in a new book, getting a grip, which deals with addiction to food. Listen to the complete interview here tennis legend monica seles discusses life on and off the court, and her new book. She tells us of the changes she had to make to keep up with the new girls. She is also an author and speaker, and competed on dancing with the stars in 2008.
Monica seles talks to tim adams about being stabbed in the back and the. Monica seles is a former no 1 professional tennis player who became the youngestever champion at the french open in 1990 and went on to win nine grand slam singles titles. In addition to the trauma of the stabbing, the pressure to lose weight from well meaning trainers and nutritionists and the emotional pain of losing her father to stomach cancer. Apr 23, 2009 listen to the complete interview here tennis legend monica seles discusses life on and off the court, and her new book. For three years she dominated the tour, seemingly unstoppable, until a deranged steffi graf fan plunged a knife into her back during a match in hamburg and turned her life upside down. Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle. At the age of sixteen, monica seles crashed on to the world tennis scene by becoming the youngest winner in french open.
In her first network news interview since being stabbed in 1993, monica seles catches up with 2020 and talks about her book. Buy a copy of getting a grip by monica seles whats your fat age. For three years she dominated the for those of you tuned into this past seasons dancing with the stars, its hard to believe that spectacularly fit former tennis champion monica seles. On my body, my mind, my self was provided by the publisher to abc news. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the tennis circuit. Apr 21, 2009 this new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Apr 15, 2009 jon wertheim is on vacation this week but we have an esteemed fillin on the mailbag. Tennis magazine lists seles as the thirteenth greatest tennis player of all time, men or women. Seles is more thursday, november 26, 2009 tennis legend monica seles discusses life on and off the court, and her new book getting a grip. The appearance of the book in early 2009 is an attempt to capitalize on her recent appearance on the tv show dancing with the stars. In january 1993, seles defeated steffi graf in the australian womens open and in april of that year, while playing a quarterfinal in hamburg, a boning knife was plunged between her shoulder blades by a graff fan. She holds dual hungarian and united states citizenship as of 2007. If you think shes thoughtful and candid in this space, youll want to check out her new book. Monica seles talks about binge eating the new york times.
This morning, today hosted tennis champ monica seles, author of getting a grip. Monica seles won the french open at the age of sixteen. In an extraordinary new book she tells how it sent. What intrigued me was the title of the book its called getting a grip.
Im a big fan of monica seles not just as a tennis player, but as person. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph. Getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the tennis circuit where, at. Seles reveals that the biggest challenge she faced was a nine year struggle with binge eating. Monica seles getting a grip getting a grip on my body, my mind, my self chronicles monicas success on the tennis circuit, where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open. On april 21, 2009, seles released her memoir getting a grip. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit. Jon wertheim is on vacation this week but we have an esteemed fillin on the mailbag.
On my body, my mind, my self which chronicles her bout with depression and binge eating disorder bed after her stabbing, her fathers. Monica seles, when she was on her way to become number one in the world,was stabbed in the back by a fan of steffi graff. Monica seles, who will be inducted into the international tennis hall of fame in newport, rhode island on july 11, will be releasing her new book next week. Monica seles is considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Now, in this compelling book she tells us in her own words what followed years of seclusion, the fog of despair, binge eating, dealing with criticism about her weight from a brutal press, losing her fathera. Getting a grip, on my body, my mind, my self by monica seles. Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle with weight wsj former tennis star monica seles talks about two of her biggest challenges. I remember monica seles as a feisty 16 year old taking womens tennis by storm. Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle with weight. In january 1993, seles defeated steffi graf in the australian womens open and in april of that year, while playing a quarterfinal in hamburg, a boning knife was plunged between her shoulder blades by a graff. My self by monica seles available from rakuten kobo.
In 2008, seles announced her retirement from professional tennis, closing the book on one of the most dramatic stories in the sport. It was her sixteenth birthday and the car was a gift from her parents. Apr 20, 2009 monica seles on getting a grip after tragedy tennis champion monica seles dominated her sport until a deranged fan of her opponent, steffi graf, stabbed her during a match in germany in 1993. Mar 07, 2009 this book did achieve its intended effect of motivating me to go back, but not in the if monica seles can do i was having a hard time getting motivated to go back to roller derby after breaking my leg, and i remembered something monica seles wrote once for glamour in which she basically said all she wanted to do after getting stabbed was sit. The next day, as i was psyching myself up for my big dancing debut, i was in for another shock. She has written a book detailing that long campaign, getting a grip. Monica seles tennis fan apparel and souvenirs for sale ebay. I ballooned from size 8 to 18 after i was stabbed by a. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the. On my body, my mind, my self, is an honest look back on her highest highs and lowest lows.
Apr 06, 2010 this new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Getting a grip chronicles monicas success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the tennis circuit where, at age. Getting a grip, on my body, my mind, my self by monica. By the time i came up with something that i could do right at that moment my urge to eat had subsided and i was tacking the underlying problem. When i heard monica had a new book out last year, i knew i had to get a copy. Monica was a tennis prodigy who won a grand slam at the age of 16. This book is about the great discoveries she made after she was. In an article written 20 years after seles was stabbed, jonathan scott of stated, would monica seles have been the greatest female tennis player ever.
In addition to the trauma of the stabbing, the pressure to lose weight from well. This book is about the great discoveries she made after she was forced to quit the tennis world. With the tennis tournament beginning today, we hit the court with tennis great monica seles on monday for her take on who to look out for. Getting a grip chronicles monicas success on the tennis circuit where, at age. Monica seles, one of the greatest tennis players to grace the courts moved to the. For three years she dominated the for those of you tuned into this past seasons dancing with the stars, its hard to believe that spectacularly fit former tennis champion monica seles struggled with bingeeating and depression. However, her career was greatly affected by the stabbing incident. Monica seles answers readers questions sports illustrated. Getting a grip by monica seles book cover, description, publication history.
Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle with. At first, many in the crowd were unaware of what had. Monica seles with spanish player arantxa sanchez vicario on on the red carpet. Do i need to call someone to sort out a misunderstanding. Some involved with the sport have declared that seles could have become the most accomplished female player. Getting a grip by monica seles overdrive rakuten overdrive. Monica seles getting a grip monica seles, who will be inducted into the international tennis hall of fame in newport, rhode island on july 11, will be releasing her new book next week. Monica seles autobiography getting a grip on my game, my body, my mind.
This book was particularly interesting to me as monica seles was the number. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the tennis circuit where, at age. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis. She went on to become the number one ranked woman in tennis, winning a total of nine grand slam titles. Tennis champion monica seles dominated her sport until a deranged fan of her opponent, steffi graf, stabbed her during a match in germany in. Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Apr 30, 20 gunter parche was given only a suspended sentence and probation despite stabbing monica seles in the back during a match in 1993. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open. April 20, 2009 tennis champion monica seles dominated her sport until a deranged fan of her opponent, steffi graf, stabbed her during a match in. In january 1993, seles defeated steffi graf in the australian womens open and in april of that year, while playing a quarterfinal in. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph getting a grip chronicles monica seles s early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Former tennis star monica seles talks about two of her biggest challenges.
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