>And your comments makes ANY sense BECAUSE?
This is the world. This
is the world when I worry
about young Anna . . .
Posted on 07/21/2005 7:50:18 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
Will Michelle Wie be the next Anna Kournikova?
My fellow bloggers Doug Carey and Jay Flemma have been talking a lot lately about Michelle Wie and her sponsor exemptions. Should she get them? Should she accept them? Is it nothing more than a publicity stunt? Yada yada yada.
Well maybe it is nothing more than a publicity stunt. But guys, don’t you get it? Women’s golf needs publicity. Really badly.
Annika’s up there breaking every record, winning 59 tournaments and no one’s batting an eyelash.
But put a 15 year old on the PGA tour and suddenly everyone sits up and takes notice.
So maybe Michelle does risk becoming the next Anna Kournikova—a media darling who's all sizzle and no steak. That’s apparently a risk she’s willing to take. If it doesn’t bother her, why let it bother you? For one thing, the book hasn’t been written on her yet. How did coach Pat Summitt turn the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols into the best women's college basketball team of all time? By having them practice against guys. Michelle isn't exactly wasting the best years of her life here, fellas.
As far as the argument goes that another, better female should get the bid first? Well, Michelle is still opening that door. One thing at a time.
Meanwhile, let the girl play. She’s darn fun to watch.
This is the world. This
is the world when I worry
about young Anna . . .
LOL!!!
Absurd!
Most folks consider
Chris Evert one of the most
stable, well balanced
women to emerge
from the teen superstar ranks.
But Evert once said
when she was playing
her entire playing mindset
was about pleasing
her father. Chris said
she didn't start playing for
herself until she
was nearly thirty. [!]
I think inside the mind of
teen super athletes
it's not too pleasant,
it's not young people living
a glamour, dream life . . .
You may be right about that at times, but I would say that Chris has been a very happy and well-adapted girl all her life. I see no scars on her, and Michelle Wie will be cool too.
Maria Sharapova is well-adapted and intelligent, and is doing things quite well. Not all kids get screwed up with the pressure from the parents.
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