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Monica's memoir
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It looks like Monica is writing a follow-up to her 1996
autobiography, Monica: From Fear to Victory!

Former tennis-star Monica Seles writing memoir (AP, 19th March 2008)
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Former tennis-great Monica Seles is working on a memoir.

She said in a statement on Wednesday that she hopes "to share how I
found balance, strength and happiness in my life after a
rollercoaster-ride of exhilarating accomplishment and sometimes
overwhelming tragedy."

The book, currently untitled, will be published in 2009 by Avery: an
imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

Seles, 34, won nine Grand Slam tournaments, and as a teenager was the
top-ranked women's player for three years in the early 1990s. But she
is also known for one of the sport's most bizarre and terrifying
incidents: in April 1993, at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, she
was stabbed in the back by a man who climbed out of the stands.

Seles returned to the game 27 months later, and immediately reached
the 1995 US Open final. Her final Grand Slam title then came at the
1996 Australian Open. She did reach two more Major-finals, but was
hampered by a left-foot injury. Her last match was a first-round loss
at the 2003 French Open. She officially retired last month.

Seles, who has struggled with weight-problems, is currently a
contestant on the hit ABC series "Dancing with the Stars".

"After years of having every aspect of her training, diet and life
dictated and scrutinised by others, Monica took control, deciding
what she wanted from life, and set out to obtain it," her publisher,
Avery, said in a statement.

"Cutting through the fog of sadness, fear and frustration that made
Seles overweight and unhappy, today she looks and feels better than
ever, and has created a life in balance."
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Seles To Write Memoir
By Tennis Week
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Monica Seles closed one chapter of her life when she announced her
retirement from professional tennis on February 14. The nine-time
Grand Slam champion will author the next chapter of her life when she
puts her story into print.

The 34-year-old Seles has sold her memoir to Avery, an imprint of
Penguin Group (USA). The untitled project is scheduled for
publication in March 2009. The auction for world rights was conducted
by Dana Beck at Bill Adler Books.

Seles will explore her remarkable journey of brilliant tennis, fame,
tragedy, loss and self-discovery. After years of having every aspect
of her training, diet and life dictated and scrutinized by others,
Seles says she took control, deciding what she wanted from life and
set out to obtain it.

"On February 14th, I officially retired from professional tennis,
closing one chapter of my life," Seles said. "I'm now opening a new
chapter where I hope to share how I found balance, strength and
happiness in my life after a rollercoaster ride of exhilarating
accomplishment and sometimes overwhelming tragedy. Avery is giving me
the opportunity to put this journey in words, and I'm thrilled to be
working with them."

John Steele, Senior Vice President at IMG, who represents Seles in
her non-tennis activities, added, "Since Monica won the French Open
at age 16, she has been living in the public spotlight but she has
never really discussed the struggles that went along with all the
victories. It will be both a remarkable read and a motivating story
of finding health and happiness."
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Game, Set, Book: Monica Seles to Pen Memoir (19th March 2008)
www.onthebaseline.com
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When Monica Seles announced her official retirement from tennis last
month, she closed the book on her storied but turbulent life as a
professional tennis-player.

Now that the final chapter of her career has been written, Seles
plans to publish her memoirs.

In this inspiring and revealing memoir, Seles will explore her
remarkable journey of brilliant tennis, fame, tragedy, loss and self-
discovery. After years of having every aspect of her training, diet
and life dictated and scrutinised by others, Monica took control,
deciding what she wanted from life and set out to obtain it.

Cutting through the fog of sadness, fear and frustration that made
Seles overweight and unhappy, today she looks and feels better than
ever and has created a life in balance.

Seles has sold her autobiography to Avery, an imprint of Penguin
Group (USA).

"On February 14th, I officially retired from professional tennis,
closing one chapter of my life," said Seles.

"I'm now opening a new chapter where I hope to share how I found
balance, strength and happiness in my life after a rollercoaster-ride
of exhilarating accomplishment and sometimes overwhelming tragedy.
Avery is giving me the opportunity to put this journey in words, and
I'm thrilled to be working with them."

John Steele, Senior Vice President at IMG, who represents Seles in
her non-tennis activities, added, "Since Monica won the French Open
at age 16, she has been living in the public spotlight, but she has
never really discussed the struggles that went along with all the
victories. It will be both a remarkable read and a motivating story
of finding health and happiness."

The untitled project is scheduled for publication in March 2009.
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Dancing with the Stars
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For those of you who want to see Monica on _Dancing with the Stars_,
there are some online videos:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ysrycq (Monica the dancer)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/25nfjv (Monica's mango)

Monica is the only - and therefore the greatest - dancer I have ever
seen. Well, actually I did see a promising young dancer named Iva
Majoli on Youtube from the Croatian version of DwtS last year: Iva
has nice long legs, but I prefer watching Monica dance because what
she brings to it is that great innocent humour of hers that makes me
laugh. And Monica is the best-looking 34-year-old I have ever seen.

Monica may have been the first to be voted off DwtS after only two
rounds, scoring only a third of the possible marks, but I don't care
about the results. What matters is that she gave us something to make
up for the crushing blow of her retirement, at a time when we had
hoped her to be playing Miami.

I find it ironic that Monica has switched to dancing after a stress-
fracture in her left foot ended her tennis-career. I never would have
thought that tennis actually required better footwork than dancing!

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/seles/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selesians/