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Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self
by Seles, Monica
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1583333304
- ISBN 13
- 9781583333303
- Seller
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CEDAR GROVE, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avery, 2009-04-21. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6x1x9. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. poorly taped tear in front of jacket; edge wear to jacket and boards; From her record-setting win at the French Open at age 16 to the depression that sidelined her career to her triumphant return, Seles' determination, amazing talent, and touching vulnerability make her story both incredibly human and inspiring.
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
- Kayleighbug Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032226
- Title
- Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self
- Author
- Seles, Monica
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1583333304
- ISBN 13
- 9781583333303
- Publisher
- Avery
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009-04-21
- Size
- 6x1x9
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- X weight
- 18 oz
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