by Monica Seles
First published 1996
Monica Seles opens her life to readers with unflinching honesty. The tennis champion recounts both her greatest victories and her darkest moments on and off the court. She details the shocking attack when a disturbed fan of rival Steffi Graf stabbed her during a match, forever changing her career trajectory. Seles describes her long journey back to competitive tennis and the mental and physical challenges she faced. She takes readers behind the scenes of professional tennis, revealing the pressures and politics of the international circuit. The book captures her determination to rebuild her game and her life after trauma. Seles shares her personal struggles alongside her professional achievements, offering insight into the mind of an elite athlete. She discusses her hopes and plans for the years ahead, both in tennis and beyond.
Genres: biography, autobiography, sports, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-journey
Period: 20th-century
224 pages · Hardcover · Harper Collins
Content warnings: mental-illness