It hurt me more to talk about it knowing that this person did it for me When Steffi Graf spoke about Monica Seles stabbing incident
It hurt me more to talk about it knowing that this person did it for me - When Steffi Graf spoke about Monica Seles stabbing incident Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
He narrowly missed her spinal cord.
She quickly recovered from her physical injuries but did not play for two years.On this day in 1993, 19-year-old World No.1 Monica Seles was stabbed on court by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf while playing Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg.He narrowly missed her spinal cord.She quickly recovered from her physical injuries but did not play for two years. While in 1995, Graf said that it took her 7-8 months to overcome her rival's stabbing incident. Talking about it hurt the German even more considering a fan of hers was the attacker. "It was a very difficult time for me. I think it took like, 7-8 months to really get over it. It hurt me more to talk about it, knowing that this person did it for me. I think it's difficult to say I blame myself because I know didn't do it but it kind of felt like I was the reason for it and I felt really bad about that," Graf said. The German added that she would have a lot of respect for Seles if she returned to action. "I think it would be unbelievable if she could come back, I would have so much respect for her. I personally would like it very much and I would just enjoy seeing her being able to play again," Graf said. Monica Seles returned to action in August 1995 and while she did manage to win a Grand Slam, she was not the same player who took women's tennis by storm in the early 1990s. Graf and Seles have locked horns five times since the latter's stabbing, with the German winning four of those matches. "The professionalism from that first ball till the last ball, I've never seen anything like it to this day" - Lisa Raymond on her practice sessions with Steffi Graf "The professionalism from that first ball till the last ball, I've never seen anything like it to this day" - Lisa Raymond on her practice sessions with Steffi Graf
It hurt me more to talk about it knowing that this person did it for me - When Steffi Graf spoke about Monica Seles stabbing incident
Steffi Graf said that it took her several months to get over Monica Seles' stabbing incident said back in an interview in 1995 that it took her a while to overcome ' stabbing incident. Seles was at her peak during the early 1990s and had already won eight Grand Slam singles titles by the age of 19. The Yugoslavia-born provided some stiff competition to Steffi Graf and overtook her as the WTA World No. 1. However, Seles' career suffered a huge setback in 1993 when she was stabbed by a fan of Graf's named Gunter Parche while playing in Hamburg. Seles was thus out of action for over two years. On this day in 1993, 19-year-old World No.1 Monica Seles was stabbed on court by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf while playing Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg.He narrowly missed her spinal cord.
She quickly recovered from her physical injuries but did not play for two years.On this day in 1993, 19-year-old World No.1 Monica Seles was stabbed on court by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf while playing Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg.He narrowly missed her spinal cord.She quickly recovered from her physical injuries but did not play for two years. While in 1995, Graf said that it took her 7-8 months to overcome her rival's stabbing incident. Talking about it hurt the German even more considering a fan of hers was the attacker. "It was a very difficult time for me. I think it took like, 7-8 months to really get over it. It hurt me more to talk about it, knowing that this person did it for me. I think it's difficult to say I blame myself because I know didn't do it but it kind of felt like I was the reason for it and I felt really bad about that," Graf said. The German added that she would have a lot of respect for Seles if she returned to action. "I think it would be unbelievable if she could come back, I would have so much respect for her. I personally would like it very much and I would just enjoy seeing her being able to play again," Graf said. Monica Seles returned to action in August 1995 and while she did manage to win a Grand Slam, she was not the same player who took women's tennis by storm in the early 1990s. Graf and Seles have locked horns five times since the latter's stabbing, with the German winning four of those matches. "The professionalism from that first ball till the last ball, I've never seen anything like it to this day" - Lisa Raymond on her practice sessions with Steffi Graf "The professionalism from that first ball till the last ball, I've never seen anything like it to this day" - Lisa Raymond on her practice sessions with Steffi Graf