In 2007, she was appointed goodwill ambassador for the uno s global sports for peace and development initiative. I remember sitting there, undressing, and then i leaned forward to take a sip of water, our time was almost over and my mouth was dry, seles wrote. Twenty years ago, moncia seles was on top of the tennis world at 19. She is an actress, known for the nanny 1993, wwe raw 1993 and jerry lewis mda labor day telethon 1966. In 2007, she was appointed goodwill ambassador for the unos global sports for peace and development initiative. 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. Most professional athletes can remember the exact moment they were introduced to the. Monica was a tennis prodigy who won a grand slam at the age of 16. Inasmuch as seless retirement announcement made any news, it was because it came accompanied by reports that she would be appearing on dancing with the stars. On my body, my mind, my self was provided by the publisher to abc news. Since her retirement, seles has been focusing on her work in the area of health and lifestyle.
Monica was inducted into the tennis hall of fame in 2009. The devastating impact of monica seles stab archysport. For three years she dominated the tour, racking up eight. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. She is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. For three years she dominated the tour, seemingly unstoppable, until a deranged steffi graf fan. On april 21, 2009, seles released her memoir getting a grip. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Monica seles tennis fan apparel and souvenirs for sale ebay.
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. Then on one fateful day, her life changed and that brought a whole set of new issues to. Seles related the attack in his 2009 book getting a grip. Jul, 2009 inasmuch as seles s retirement announcement made any news, it was because it came accompanied by reports that she would be appearing on dancing with the stars. When i heard monica had a new book out last year, i knew i had to get a copy. Tennis magazine lists seles as the thirteenth greatest tennis player of all time, men or women.
My self by monica seles in chm, djvu, epub download e book. Monica seles on getting a grip tennis pro monica seles speaks to wsj reporter jeff trachtenberg about her biggest opponent. 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. I ran across this some time ago, and saved it as a reminder to buy the book for myself. Get the best deals on monica seles tennis fan apparel and souvenirs when you shop the largest online selection at. Getting a grip chronicles monica seless early success on the tennis circuit where. On my body, my mind, my self reprint by seles, monica isbn.
On my body, my mind, my self by monica seles20100406. Wikimedia commons has media related to monica seles. 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. For those of you tuned into this past seasons dancing with the star. 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. 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. On my body, my mind, my self by monica seles 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. 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. Getting a grip chronicles monica s success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history.
The 35yearold opens up about her fight in a new book, getting a grip, which deals with addiction to food. Shortly after her recovery, her father passed away of cancer. These are the quotes i highlighted while reading the autobiography by monica seles, getting a grip. Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle. 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. Monica seles jr books published getting a grip by monica seles. In the riveting new book getting a grip, tennis phenom monica seles reveals the secret battles she was waging off the court, following her. She went on to become the number one ranked woman in tennis, winning a total of nine grand slam titles. Apr 30, 20 monica seles defeated martina navratilova in this womens semifinal at wimbledon on july 2, 1992, when seles was at the height of her success. Getting a grip chronicles monicaas success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. Monica seles was born on december 2, 1973 in novi sad, yugoslavia. Monica seles is a retired professional tennis player, who represented yugoslavia and the united states.
Apr 21, 2009 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. Monica seles won the french open at the age of sixteen. My self by monica seles available from rakuten kobo. 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. On my body, my mind, my self, monica reveals that during her time away from tennis, she gained 20 pounds owing to her the binge eating disorder. For three years she dominated the tour, seemingly unstoppable, until a deranged steffi. This evening on the colbert report, investment banker. Before letting myself rip into a bag of junk food, i forced myself to sit down and county to twenty. Monica fell deeper into darkness, and gained another 17 pounds as she found comfort only in food. 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. Monica seles autobiography getting a grip on my game, my body, my mind. On my body, my mind, my self which chronicles her bout with depression and binge eating disorder bed after her stabbing, her fathers cancer diagnosis and eventual death, her journey back to the game and a life beyond tennis. This morning, today hosted tennis champ monica seles, author of getting a grip.
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. Still, for all the unfortunate subplots, the monica seles story is, finally, a happy one. Monica seles was stabbed 20 years ago, forever affecting. 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 in apple books apple books apple apple. Monica seles with spanish player arantxa sanchez vicario on on the red carpet. Apr 06, 2010 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.
Monica seles book getting a grip discusses her battle with weight. She was the first celebrity voted off the show that season. For three years she dominated the tour, seemingly unstoppable, until a deranged steffi graf fan plunged a knife into her back. Getting a grip, on my body, my mind, my self by monica seles. On my mind, my body and myself was published in 2009 and was a national bestseller. Listen to the complete interview here tennis legend monica seles discusses life on and off t. Seles was up 43 in the second set after having won the. Well ive bought it now, but i felt it was also worth sharing the following is an excerpt from monica seles book, getting a grip originally posted at. Apr 23, 2009 listen to the complete interview here tennis legend monica seles discusses life on and off t. Monica seles on getting a grip after tragedy 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. She is also an author and speaker, and competed on dancing with the stars in 2008. Tennis star monica seles signed book, getting a grip on my body, my mind and my. The autobiography of the former number one in womens tennis gives an insight into womens tennis circuit, dieting, and binge eating.
In her first network news interview since being stabbed in 1993, monica seles catches up with 2020 and talks about her book. On my body, my mind, my self by monica seles in doc, fb2, fb3 download e book. Well, that was really one of the main reasons why i decided to write my book, getting a grip, was because i wanted to share with women. What intrigued me was the title of the book its called getting a grip. Getting a grip quotes showing 12 of 2 i knew i used food to cope with emotions, but just knowing it wasnt enough to completely stop it. It was published by avery and has a total of 304 pages in the book. Read getting a grip on my body, my mind, my self by monica seles available from rakuten kobo. 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.
Mar 07, 2009 getting a grip chronicles monica s success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history. The title of this book is getting a grip and it was written by monica seles. Getting a grip by monica seles book cover, description, publication history. For those of you tuned into this past season s dancing with the stars, it s hard to believe that spectacularly fit former tennis champion monica seles struggled with bingeeating and depression. Monica seles was stabbed 20 years ago, forever affecting her. At the age of sixteen, monica seles crashed on to the world tennis scene by becoming the youngest winner in french open. The stabbing incident is the subject of dan berns 1998 tribute to seles, monica. Getting a grip chronicles monicas success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest winner in french open history.
My eating disorder hell, by monica seles daily mail online. Then a steffi graf fan stabbed her during a match, and it all unraveled. For those of you tuned into this past seasonas dancing with the stars, itas hard to believe that spectacularly fit former tennis champion monica seles struggled with bingeeating and depression. 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. Getting a grip by monica seles overdrive rakuten overdrive. The book confirmed my assumptions that monica was a very kindhearted and grounded individual. Oct 11, 2015 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. This new york times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, selfdiscovery, and triumph gett.
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