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Monica Seles aims for comeback in 2006
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-14 11:03

"It's fantastically exciting," Seles said. "She's so young still and she was so good. I'm a big fan of hers. She was a great No. 1 player. She was a chess player out there."

Seles said she'll be satisfied with her career if it ends without a return to the court. She's won 53 singles titles and more than $14 million in prize money.

"If I don't play ever again professionally, I'm happy," Seles said. "If I get to play, it's all a bonus at this stage."

Edwin Moses, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles, is the chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy. He introduced Seles as the 42nd member of the academy, founded in 2000 and based in London.

"Monica is a pleasant find," Moses said. "She came to Laureus as a supporter two years ago. She's dedicated and willing to make a difference."

Laureus is the Latin word for laurel, the symbol of victory in sport.

"My motto is a healthy body, healthy mind," Seles said. "That's why the Laureus Foundation fit me perfectly, because they do sports and kids. It's fitting to what I want to be doing in the future."

Other academy members include John McEnroe, Seve Ballesteros, Nadia Comaneci, Jack Nicklaus, Ilie Nastase, Boris Becker, Mark Spitz, Michael Jordan, Martina Navratilova, Dan Marino and Katarina Witt.

The Laureus Sports for Good Foundation supports 39 global projects, and members serve as volunteer ambassadors. McEnroe has visited three New York-based programs in the past two years, and hosted a fundraiser at his Manhattan art gallery, executive director John Miottel said.

Paintings of reclining females by DeNiro's father lined the back room of the restaurant, yet Seles was anything but docile the day before. She tried some jujitsu moves with youngsters in the Laureus "Fight Back" program in the South Bronx on Monday.

"It was amazing to see these 5-foot-2 girls taking 6-foot-4 guys to the floor," she said.


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