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Getting a Grip : On My Body, My Mind, My Self by Seles, Monica is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Getting a Grip : On My Body, My Mind, My Self about?

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 m

Who reads Getting a Grip : On My Body, My Mind, My Self?

Author

Seles, Monica

Publisher

Penguin USA, Inc.

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101032640

Category

self-help

Subjects

Memoir, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.76 / 5 (406 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14