During 80's ,for us children from all over EX- Yugoslavia , Florida was magical.It was resident place of Mickey Mouse ,Bambi and Monica Seles - tenis player. Times were different, phone calls over seas expensive , news travel slow . There wasn't so much news about Monica. We only knew she got some special tournament for younger player. Anyway today is much different , thanks to net and cheap plane tickets.During years I started to play tennis myself. One day we were watching French Open and there she was. Monica by herself. Do I need to say was surprised? It is small word . I was in love with other players and simply couldn't understand how somebody can be so strong to play with two hands . Next year she back in Paris. and beat Stefi Graf in Final.Titles are start to come . US open , Roma , Australian open.Never Wimbledon .She was the youngest and the best . Interviews for all EX - Yu press and great game for charity with Zina Garison. It was first time that somebody bring big name in EX-Yugoslavia. We were so proud .Nobody from our country wasn't popular as much as she was.Almost like a movie star. I still remember one of her answer who are her favorite singers - Madonna and Michel Jackson. Like milions of people. Ordinary. Stefi was always silent , tendentious. Marina was like kiborg , Anratxa Sanchez looks like a man , Sabatini was to pretty.Monica was the one , darling - that is why so many people like here and could identify with her . She got main characteristic - modesty.With that attitude it looks that everything is possible.
Until one day when disordered fan Stefi Graf with knife cut one of best tennis carrier ever. Monica recovered two weeks ,later but she problems were now different. Meanwhile EX-Yugolsavia apart. Times were different ( again !!!!! ). News travel so slow ( again !!!!). She wasn't often in press.This books is book about fail down and up , Monica speak about her first tennis steps and about her problems with overweight, why she couldn't be happy and live like others.Monica beat again.
Osamdestih, za nas decu ,iz cele bivse Jugoslavije Florida je bila magicno mesto na kom zive Miki Maus , Paja Patak , Bambi i Monika Seles. Vremena su bila drugacija , telefonski razgovori sa inostranstvom preskupi, vesti su putovale sporo.Znali smo samo da je osvojila neki bitan turnir za juniore .U svakom slucaju , danas je mnogo lakse kad su avionske karte jeftnije , a internet je dostupan gotovo svima.Tokom godina i sama sam pocela da igram tenis i da pratim sve sto se desava vezano za to. Jednog dana gledali smo French Open kad se pojavila ona- Monika Seles.Treba li da kazem kakva su nam lica bila od iznenadjenja ?Gledala sam druge igrace i nije mi bilo jasno kako neko moze da udara i forhend sa dve ruke i da udara tako jako.Sledece godine se vratila u Pariz , pobedila Stefi Graf i postala je najmladja pobednica Rolan Garosa.Titule su se nizale. US Open , Rim , Australian Open.Bila je najmladja i najbolja. Uvek ljubazna prema stampi. Dovela je Zinu Garison na egzibicioni mec ciji je prihod otisao u humanitarne svrhe. Prvi put poseti neka teniska zvezda.Bili smo ponosni na nju.Bila je nesto poput filmske zvezde za nas.Jos uvek se secam jednog njenog odgovora novinaru ko su joj omiljeni pevaci . Madona i Majkl Dzekson . Tako obicno .Kao kod milion drugih. Upravo to joj je pomoglo da postane miljenica , jer je bila tako skromna. Stefi je bila uvek hladna , distancirana, Martina zena - kiborg, Aranca Sancez kao muskarac , Gabrijela Sabatini lepotica. Monika je bila ta - draga i obicna . Zato su milioni i mogli da se identifikuju sa njom.Imala je tu glavnu crtu , a to je skromnost. Sve dok poremeceni obozavalac Stefi Graf nije jednu od najboljih karijera u svetu tenisa ikada iskasapio nozem. Dve nedelje kasnije Monika se opravila fizicki , ali traume su ostale. U medjuvremenu Jugoslavija se raspala.Vrmena su bila drugacija ( ponovo !).Vesti su sporo putovale ( ponovo ! ). Monika je retko bila u stampi.Ovo je knjiga o jednom padu i oporavku. Monika govori o svojim prvim teniskim koracima,o svom problemu sa prejedanjem i zasto nije mogla da bude srecna kao svi ostali. Ovo je knjiga o pobedi.
Until next post / Do sledeg posta
Maja
Until one day when disordered fan Stefi Graf with knife cut one of best tennis carrier ever. Monica recovered two weeks ,later but she problems were now different. Meanwhile EX-Yugolsavia apart. Times were different ( again !!!!! ). News travel so slow ( again !!!!). She wasn't often in press.This books is book about fail down and up , Monica speak about her first tennis steps and about her problems with overweight, why she couldn't be happy and live like others.Monica beat again.
Until next post / Do sledeg posta
Maja
