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Getting A Grip -- On My Body, My Mind, My Self - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Seles, Monica
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1583333304
- ISBN 13
- 9781583333303
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About This Item
New York: Avery Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1583333304 . A lovely first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket. Bound in dark blue with gilt lettering. SIGNED by former professional tennis player and author Monica Seles directly on the title page; At the age of 16, Monica Seles became the youngest-ever French Open winner. From then on she seemed unbeatable on the international tennis tour. Then the unthinkable happened. She was stabbed by a deranged fan during a tournament. She spent over two years in seclusion, fighting depression and an eating disorder. Here Seles shares her story as she struggled to regain her physical and emotional equilibrium; 8vo; Signed at the Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey on April 22, 2009 ; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
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 binge-eating and depression.Getting a Grip chronicles Monicas 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, racking up eight Grand Slam titles, and charming the media at post-match conferences with her trademark giggle. She seemed 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. With no support from the WTA and her number-one ranking falling, Monica sunk into a depression. Hiding from the media and disappearing from the tennis world, she turned to food for comfort. She spent more than two years in seclusion, trying to fight off the fog of despair.Back in the public eye but far from recovered, she continued the battle against herselfgrueling six-hour workouts were sabotaged by secretive late-night bingesand she was assaulted with criticism about her weight from her trainers, nutritionists, and, most brutally, the press. Playing with an extra thirty pounds and devastated after losing her father/coach to cancer, she was never able to regain her former dominance on tour.After an excruciating injury forced her to take time off from tennis in 2003, Seles embarked on her own journey. She abandoned the arduous workouts and the punitive diets. 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.Monica Seless determination, amazing talent, and touching vulnerability make her story both incredibly human and inspiring. By sharing her own narrative, she hopes to motivate other people to take control of their lives and their own happiness.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20091
- Title
- Getting A Grip -- On My Body, My Mind, My Self - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Seles, Monica
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1583333304
- ISBN 13
- 9781583333303
- Publisher
- Avery Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Sports Tennis Women
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Sport Legends;
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