His 'selection' as athlete of the year surprised many people. [=people were surprised when he was selected/chosen as athlete of the year]
She sang 'selections' from her new album. [=she sang songs that she selected from her new album]
It was not easy to 'make my selection'. [=it was not easy to choose]
(..) that I shared them with my wife. Some made us laugh, Some brought us into tears... ... and in all of them, we found someyhing about ourselves. The selections you made flow so well as a complete piece. - I did that I took the liberty to put them in a collection and you send them your address. (..)2013 Her