Monica Seles and Her Biggest Opponent – Food

Dinneen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:34:10 +0000

I recently picked up a copy of Monica Seles’ book Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self. In it she talks she talks very openly and candidly about her biggest opponent, and it’s not something or someone she faced on the tennis court. But it was a battle that began to destroy her sense of self, her career and her life. The opponent was food. Monica Seles is best known for her incredible talent on the tennis court as a former World No. 1 player. She won nine Grand Slam championships and was the youngest player ever to win the French Open. Earlier this month she was even inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. But with all of the wins, trophy’s and accolades Monica struggled for years with her weight, yo-yo dieting and overeating. Little did I know (nor did anyone else know) that Monica struggled with… Read more

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Monica Seles and Her Biggest Opponent – Food