An exceptional page turner which may not appeal to everyone. I play a lot of tennis and read many books on the subject. Monica does not go into tremendous depth on tennis but gives a great surface story of her career which is very entertaining. But Monica also projected the image of a great person on the court with an incredible drive to win. This persona of an incredibly nice person comes out throughout the book and the story of her and her family reinforce the type person you hoped she really was. But the third part of the book is the story I believe she wanted to tell which is her fight with binge eating. We could all see it when she came back from her injury as she was terribly overweight. She attacks this issue very truthfully in the book.TENNIS. This is my main interest and while being a surface review of her career it still really covered a lot. One place I wished she had focused more attention is the detail of how and why she was so good so young. Basically, she saw her father and brother hitting at an early age and wanted to hit every minute with her father she could. Tennis is a hard sport and it just didn't fill in enough holes that by the time she is 14 she is the greatest ball striker in the history of tennis! Yes, I said it. Anyone that saw her prior to the injury has to admit there has never been anyone hit harder, more consistently with depth than Monica Seles. Ironically, she does cover her later career better as it intertwines with her eating disorder. But early in the book: I won, I went to Bolliterri Tennis Academy, and I became a Grand Slam winner. I loved the story but would have preferred more depth.MONICA THE PERSON. This is the most inspiring part. Monica on the court was a brutal warrior. But when the match was over she projected the image of a typical, fun loving teenager you would love to have as a friend. Someone you would want as a daughter. Clearly her parents AND brother (traveled and trained with her early in her career) are also magnificent people. The book gives some detail of growing up in a somewhat repressed area with few resources which is also inspiring. But the highlight of this part is her father and her relationship with him. He may not have been a great tennis coach for everyone but to her, he was perfect and this is projected throughout the book as well as the heartbreak of his illness and ultimate death. Clearly the most endearing, page-turning part of the book and of many books I have read for some time.EATING DISORDER. I enjoyed this part for its educational value as we all struggle in some way with controlling our impulses. And having seen her play so much it's hard to believe she couldn't get herself in the shape she needed to be the top Grand Slam winner which I believe sans injury, she could have been. There really is not an event where she turned her life around but more of a progression. I would say that the story is so compelling that you find yourself rooting for her and wanting to know how she won her battle.In closing, this is just an exceptional book for someone with any interest in tennis or personal relationships. Monica was tainted with a terrible attack which changed her life. But she doesn't let it define her life and it is inspiring to see her come out the better person for it. I have had the pleasure of playing with many great pros in Pro/Ams such as McEnroe, Courier, Pat Cash. Monica Seles would be a person I would enjoy hitting with the most for enjoyment and to see how long I could last against ground strokes that I suspect would have me wore out in just a few minutes.