Getting a Grip by Monica Seles

Getting a Grip by Monica Seles

This New York Times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, self-discovery, 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. 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. Her injuries healed but the emotional trauma was deep. She spent more than two years in seclusion from the media and the tennis world, trying to fight off the fog of despair until she continued the battle against herself-grueling six-hour workouts were sabotaged by secretive late- night binges-and she was assaulted with criticism about her weight from her trainers and, most brutally, the press.

After an excruciating injury forced her to take time off from tennis in 2003, Seles embarked on her own journey. As she uncovered the painful emotional reasons that had been the trigger for her binge-eating, she finally found the peace and balance she had been searching for. Seles's determination, amazing talent, and touching vulnerability make her story truly inspiring.

At the age of 16, MONICA SELES won the French Open. She went on to become the world's number one female tennis player, winning nine Grand Slam titles before retiring in 2004. In 2009, Monica was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She is now an ambassador for IMMSAM, the inter-governmental organisation for the use of Micro-algae Spirulna Against Malnutrition, as well as a board member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation, which uses sport as a tool for social change. Getting a Grip: On My Mind, My Body, and Myself, her book, was a national best-seller.JAMES LAROSA enjoys drama, but he was too much of a goody-goody as a kid to actually cause any.

As a result, he became a television writer, penning scandalous stories for networks such as CBS, NBC, ABC Family, and MTV. He also dug up dirt in the sports world, interviewing notable athletes for publications such as USA Today, Tennis Magazine, and Tennis Channel.

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ISBN 13	9781583333754
ISBN 10	1583333754
Title	Getting a Grip
Author	Monica Seles
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Avery Publishing Group
Year published	2010-04-06
Number of pages	320
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