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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Monica Seles, Jelena Janković, Jelena Dokić, Mima Jaušovec, Iva Majoli, Tina Križan, Sabrina Goleš, Sandra Nacuk, Dragana Zarić, Hella Kovac, Alice Florian. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Monica Seles (née le 2 décembre 1973 à Novi Sad) est une joueuse de tennis de l'ex-Yougoslavie, naturalisée américaine en 1994. Première cogneuse de l'histoire de son sport, elle devient en 1991 la plus jeune numéro un mondiale au classement WTA ; pendant deux ans, elle interrompt ainsi le long règne de sa rivale Steffi Graf. Avant son vingtième anniversaire, elle remporte huit titres du Grand Chelem, à l'exception de Wimbledon. Elle voit pourtant sa chasse aux records se briser brusquement en avril 1993, lorsqu'en plein match à Hambourg, elle se fait poignarder dans le dos par un spectateur déséquilibré. De retour à la compétition 28 mois plus tard, Seles ajoute l'Open d'Australie à son palmarès en 1996, puis parvient aisément à se maintenir parmi l'élite. Jamais, toutefois, elle ne retrouve le sommet de sa forme, notamment concurrencée par de nouvelles joueuses plus athlétiques. En février 2008, après cinq saisons d'inactivité pour cause de blessure, elle officialise sa retraite sportive à l'âge de 34 ans. Monica Seles est également restée célèbre auprès du public pour les cris qu'elle avait coutume de pousser sur le court au moment de frapper la balle. Monica Seles est la fille cadette d'une famille d'origine hongroise, vivant à Novi Sad. À l'âge de cinq ans, en vacances au bord de la mer Adriatique, elle s'initie au tennis en voulant imiter son frère aîné Zoltan, lui-même joueur junior émérite. Parce qu'elle trouve sa raquette trop lourde à porter, elle prend instinctivement l'habitude de la tenir à deux m...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Relates the story of the Yugoslavian-born tennis player who made a comeback after being stabbed in 1993. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Martina Navrátilová, Monica Seles, Patty Schnyder, Émilie Loit, Barbara Potter, Nicole Arendt, Dianne Fromholtz, Sabine Appelmans, Florencia Labat, Ann Haydon Jones, María José Martínez Sánchez, Iveta Benešová, Jelena Kostanić, Magüi Serna, Sylvia Hanika, Lucie Šafářová, Elena Tatarkova, Renée Richards, Rene Simpson, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, Lise Gregory, Sybille Bammer, Gala León García, Evgenia Kulikovskaya, Ekaterina Makarova, Andreea Vanc, Casey Dellacqua, Natalie Grandin, Melinda Czink, Barbara Schwartz, Maja Matevžič, Rita Kuti-Kis, Kay Stammers, Amélie Cocheteux, Petra Delhees, Clarisa Fernández, Saori Obata, Julie Ditty, Angela Haynes, Margaret Scriven, Petra Kvitová, Mary Carillo, Emma Laine, Sun Shengnan, Laura Robson, Arantxa Rus. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Martina Navrátilová (née le 18 octobre 1956) est une joueuse de tennis tchécoslovaque, devenue citoyenne américaine en 1981. Billie Jean King a dit à propos de Navrátilová en 2006, . Dans son livre The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century, le journaliste tennistique Steve Flink, la qualifie de deuxième meilleure joueuse du 20 siècle, derrière Steffi Graf. Tennis magazine l'a choisie comme la plus grande joueuse de tennis féminin, de l'ère open. L'historien et journaliste Bud Collins a qualifié Navratilova, de « plus grande joueuse de tous les temps » . Navrátilová a remporté 18 tournois du Grand Chelem en simple, 31 en double dames (un record), et 10 en doubles mixte. Elle a atteint 12 fois la finale du Tournoi de Wimbledon, dont 9 fois consécutives (pour 7 victoires) de 1982 à 1990. Navrátilová est l'une des trois femmes à avoir accompli un Grand Chelem total (en simple, en double dames et double mixte). Elle détient le...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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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 binge-eating and depression.

Getting a Grip chronicles Monica's 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 herself--grueling six-hour workouts were sabotaged by secretive late-night binges--and 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 Seles's 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. ... Read more

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gave me a good hangover after reading
When I was a kid I used to see her play on Television. My sister was a big fan of her and hence it rubbed on me too to some extent. After her stabbing she slowly went out of the headlines. Recently on our trip to India, my wife bought this in airport to read in the flight, and after she read, she recommended me also to read. It was lying for last 4-5 months at home and finally over the last weekend when I fell ill, I picked up this book to just kill some time.

I did not read a book for many months now and this book just kept me going. So nice and so honest. At many instances I could also connect my life with her struggles.

Amazing lady and the best things I liked about her was Never-give-up attitude and recently acquired attitude to treat the body more respectfully (basically to hear and do what body says or is screaming to say). After reading this book I read lot more about her online and saw most of her interviews. It was very heartening!!

I am now going to recommend this book to my sister and father also.

Could be a bit depressing, but uplifting at the same time
If you want to get to know Monica at a deeper level, this book is for you. There is a lot beyond the surface. Her struggle after the stabbing, how hard for her to climb back after that. If you read Agassi's Open before this one, I think you might be disappointed. The flow, the tone and especially the mood are totally different. Since the book contains a great deal (90% of it) of her struggle after the incident, it might seem repetitive to some (part of it because she was dealing with the same issue!). However it gives you a more understanding of how she has become. You will learn about her very close relationship with her dad and how much it affected her personally and specially professionally. So overall if you want to get to know Monica more as a person, pick up the book. But if you want a fun read on a tennis athlete, this book is not for you.

Very POOR service by Amazon
I ordered a 'new' book and paid for it, but you send me an 'used' book. I sent 5 complaint e-mails to Amazon and Beanie Books (attn: Jean Beard, who shipped it) but my mails have been neglected by you all.

After I started to reading it, I found somebody marked with lines and circles in the book.
I have got so disappointed because I ordered a 'new' book. What I got is an used book.

I cannot understand why you have kept neglecting my complaint.

Please send me a "new" book .

Excellent, Honest, Inspiring
I had read Andre Agassi's "Open" -which I loved and decided to find another tennis bio to read. I saw the reviews for Monica's book so I got it. This was such an inspiring story. I didn't know anything about her before hand. She was so honest about body image issues and how she conquered them. She shares a lot of wise advice. Women especially should read this book. I highly recommend it.

Get a Copy!
Talk about a great read!Getting a Grip?Monica Seles has done more than that with this book.........it was so interesting, I read it within 3 nights!Get a copy! ... Read more

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Awesome Addition!
Awesome addition for the tennis player/collector.

It's really inspirational. Monica is awesome. ... Read more

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Follows the life of the tennis star who became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title in over 100 years, from her childhood in Yugoslavia through the traumatic attack during at a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995. ... Read more

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A thorough description of Monica's rise to stardom, etc.
This book is an excellent read for all Monica fans.Even though it is intended primarily for children, there are a lot of facts about Monica's life and career.Obviously, Mark Stewart did his homework.The best partof this book, however, is the number of unique pictures!There are photosof Monica throughout her career, and even as a junior training in Florida! This book is a must for all Monica fans! ... Read more

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A biography of the Yugoslavian tennis star, who won a Grand Slam title in 1989, and whose career was interrupted by a traumatic attack in which she was stabbed at a match in Germany in 1993. ... Read more

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Follows the life of the tennis star who became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title in over 100 years, from her childhood in Yugoslavia through the traumatic attack during at a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995. ... Read more

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Monica Seles's true character portrayed in this book.
This book was fun to read, but went into a few too many details. I relly enjoyed reading about such a wonderful tennis player as Monica Seles. I recommend this book to quick readers, or anyone who wants to learn moreaobut Monica. ... Read more

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Presents the moving and inspirational story of Monica Seles's return to the tennis court after a devastatingly brutal attack and how she was able to return to the court a reigning champion. ... Read more

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Monica is perfect, she has natural beuty (she is not som Ann
It is a great book! You have done a great job. It is perfect that you've included a lot of information. You have written about Monica's childhood, what was just perfect. There was also a lot of information about how Monica was training, the way she was winning her tournaments.Everybody who isinterested in Monica (tennis), even if you are not you WILL ENJOY THISBOOK!!!!

Good Biography, but not the best
I felt this book was well written and researched, but not nearly as good as Monica's autobiography.There are some factual errors here and there, but overall this book is a good insight to Monica's career.There are alsosome black & white photos, which are a good touch.The important thingto discuss here is not what would have or might have been, nor the wholeGraf-issue, but the quality of this book.It is pointless to have reviewswhich contain little to no help to fellow readers.That's why I'drecommend this book to any TRUE Monica fan.

It was okay
I thought the book was okay but not great. I think what happened to Monica was tragic, but she played great in her first couple of tournaments when she returned but suffered a loss of form after winning the 1996 Australian Open. I think that loss of form was due to lack of conditioning. My point is how can she play so well at the 1995 Canadian Open and 1995 U.S. Open and play not as well since that time period. It was a bad situation but Steffi Graf was unfairly criticized by some tennis fans for the Seles attack by Gunther Parche, when in reality no sane fan would attack a rival of Graf's. Graf held her own against Seles, so theattack by this particular fan was irrational andpointless. It robbed the game of the best player in the world at the time and possibly someone that could have been the greatest player ever. Now Graf has to live with the stigma that she only regained the top spot because of the attack, when in reality we will never know if Graf could haveregained the top spot if the attack never happened. ... Read more

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A biography of the tennis star known for her two-handed grip who beat the odds after being stabbed in the back at the 1993 Citizen Cup tournament in Hamburg, Germany. ... Read more

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Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a good tennis player.She once was in 66th place, but she got better. She got stabbed at a teen tournament and had to go to the hospital. Then she could't play for a while.I thought it was crazy that someone would stab her.I like to play tennis myself, so I liked this book.

It's nice!
I read a lot of books about Monica. I think this book is for all people who already know who Monica is. And if you are a big fan of WTA andof a perfect tennis player like Monica is you should buy this book.

Awsome!
This book is awsome if you're a tennis player or if youjustwant to read about a great champion. It's about how Monica getsstabbed in the back by a wierd guy and how she is brave enough to start playing again. In my opinion everyone should read this book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on July 3, 1997. The length of the article is 501 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hingis y Seles, fuera de línea. (Martina Hingis y Mónica Seles, tenistas profesionales)(TT: Hingis and Seles, out of shape) (TA: Martina Hingis and Mónica Seles, professional tennis players)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 3, 1997
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: v4Issue: n228Page: p11(1)

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 186 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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Very moving and inspiring
What a great read.I loved this book.I read it some time ago, but it's still fairly clear in my head.Monica wrote about life before and after her attack and how difficult it was to move on.It's very inspiring, because she looked fear in the face and overcame it.It's such a shame this even had to happen, because she never really got back to the top of her game.She could have been the best female ever ever ever to play the game, but that was taken away from her by a deranged moron.This book will capture you from start to finish.You'll shed tears for sad and happy reasons, and any sports fan should read it through.She's one tough cookie.I highly recommend this.

Good Story
I just got done reading this book and am really impressed. This books shows how much character, heart and love for the game Monica really has. It lets you into all the dark and happy times of her life, and helps you to realize that this girl really fought to be where she is.

Realy "A sickening read"
I almost agree with the point "A sickening read".
After I read this book, I totally lost my respect to Seles, except sorrow and pity.
Is this what she wanted from the fans and readers? Just sorrow and hatred.

In this book, Seles expressed her hatred to Steffi, not in the sun but secretly and ironically. Should she hate Steffi that much? Did she ever in this book mention that the CUT just "HALF AN INCH", (ironically, I saw the details about the stabbing from the US newspaper) why did she ignore the fact, but exaggerate the mental trauma? I really could not understand. Did she mention that her shrink in Colorado always thought she should have come back to the court after 3 months after the stabbing, which is not 9 months or 27 months. What could she complain about her staying away from the court for such a long time? Just because WTA rejected her greed to freeze her No.1 ranking until she could return to the court? This is what she mentioned in this book. I guess this is the only reason she rejected to come back until 1995. But at the same time she expressed her discontentment, always appearing on shows, just because her rival Steffi always won the Grand Slams? She thought she could have won the same awards and got the same money if she had not got stabbed. However, winning GS and defending No.1 title will not depend on both imagination and blah, blah talking.

See what happened after this book published. After 1996 Australia Open title (just because Steffi missed that for personal reason), she could not get any GS tiltes any more. However, I always heard her noise in the past 10 years about if there had been no stabbing, she could have won ....blah, blah..... (her interviewing with the reporters). Is that the fact? Why was she always lost to Hingis, even eating double donuts? Why could not she beat Steffi even when Steffi had so many physical and mental problems from 1995 to 1999? Even in 1999 French Open? Whose fault?

This book is called "From Fear to Victory", it means she truly got victory, right?
So what else could she excuse for her lost in the past 10 years. Why was she still always indulged in the stupid stabbing, even just half an inch cut? Does that mean someday she will write another book, called "From Victory to Hell again"?

Is she a loser? I guess she knows it herself definitely.

a must read for all Monica's and tennis fans
I think Monica is the coolest tennis player of all time, with two fisted forehand and backhand, hitting the ball like cannon and always goes for the lines no matter she is leading or behind.From this book, you had a chance to know the other side of Monica.She is gracious, humane and always willing to give.She is just a great champion on and off the court.In contrast, you can also see the personalities of many top players.They are selfish and never showed symathy for Monica's tragedy . I learnt a lot from the book and understand why Monica was voted as the Sanex Hero of the year.

A sickening read
I`m sure no reader will rate this review as helpful - negative reviews are never appreciated.But this is a very boring read, and makes the stabbing out to be the only remarkable event in Seles` life.There is plenty of wallowing in selfpity.Understandable about the stabbing, but the objections to her grunting, deaths of people in her life and every other bridge she has ever crossed in her life are written in meticulous detail so the reader is left in no doubt about what a hard life Seles has had.

I used to like Monica Seles before I read this book, but this nauseating read made me think otherwise.It is deservedly out of print. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 3098 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Monica the magnificent
I thought the book gave a thorough intrepation of what happen to Monica and how she has worked hard to overcome what happened to her. this book is amazing i am mor eknowlege able of her plight than i previously was .She has become my idol. ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Navrátilová, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Gabriela Sabatini, Björn Borg, Chris Evert, Patrick Rafter, Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody, Gottfried von Cramm, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Karel Koželuh, Rosie Casals, Charlotte Dod, Natallja Swerawa, Rod Laver, Gigi Fernández, Mats Wilander, Margaret Smith Court, Gustav V., Molla Mallory, René Lacoste, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Jean Borotra, Fred Perry, Tracy Austin, Hana Mandlíková, Bill Tilden, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe, Don Budge, Mark McCormack, Jana Novotná, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Evonne Goolagong, Frank Sedgman, Ricardo González, Karl Howell Behr, Ann Haydon-Jones, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas, Maureen Connolly, Lew Hoad, Frank Hunter, Mark Woodforde, Michael Chang, Jim Courier, Pam Shriver, Stan Smith, Todd Woodbridge, Lamar Hunt, Bob Hewitt, William Renshaw, William McChesney Martin, Jaroslav Drobný, May Sutton, Gene Mako, Dorothea Douglass, Reginald Doherty, Bud Collins, Hugh Doherty, Dwight Filley Davis, Arthur Ashe, Arthur C. Nielsen, Richard Williams, Tony Roche, Maria Bueno, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Ernest Renshaw, Fred Stolle, Ted Tinling, Donald Dell, Frank Shields, Watson Washburn, Ilie Năstase, Philippe Chatrier, Jack Kramer, Vincent Richards, Earl Buchholz, Harold Hackett, Gianni Clerici, Pancho Segura, Wilmer Allison, Nancye Wynne, Marion Jones, Helen Jacobs, Jack Crawford, Sven Davidson, Clarence Griffin, Anthony Wilding, Malcolm Chace, Gardnar Mulloy, Bobby Riggs, Louise Brough, Bill Johnston, Mervyn Rose, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Doris Hart, Joseph Clark, Frew McMillan, Pierre Etchebaster, Maurice McLoughlin, Beals Wright, Ar...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=163680 ... Read more