Unlike 0bama and the Nobel, Michelle EARNED this cup:
Posted on 11/16/2009 9:17:31 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
You make some good points. The media were charmed by her when she was 13 and 14 and almost won a couple of tournaments, but they turned on her when she didn’t actually close the deal and was then pushed by her parents and advisors into men’s tournaments (with predictable results). Michelle was given poor advice (more likely “direction”, as I suspect she had little to say on these career decisions) and it hurt her development. She should have focused on learning how to win in the style of Tiger, by dominating the juvenile and junior national tournmaments and then the US Amateur, before transitioning into college. The occasional appearance at a top tournament would have been more justified had she been chalking up victories at her own age level. She may well turn into a dominant player now that she has reached physical maturity and put her injury woes behind her, but I think she lost a couple of years of competitiveness as a result of poor managers. It’s nice to see her fulfilling her potential both as a player and a person and I think it was the Solheim Cup experience that really put her on the road to success. She started to become one of the ladies (and to be accepted by them), instead of being viewed as an arrogant brat who had received too much attention for limited results.
I agree, my previous post was not a slam on Wie...
Unlike 0bama and the Nobel, Michelle EARNED this cup:
As a side note, look at all the Asians on that board......
Tiger Woods won his first PGA tournament at the same age of 20 as Michelle Wie.
Same hype, different name. Though, I think she'll be around a long time, like Tiger.
“She reserves pink balls for Sundays, you know.”
Not unlike myself...
“I feel like I have talent. I know how to play this game. There’s just one last huge hurdle to overcome: I’m a heterosexual. I’ve been trying my best to figure it out and I think what it comes down to is I need to have sex with women instead of men to succeed on the Tour.”
Just kidding. Congratulations to a promising young golfer.
See post 19. LOL
That is a beautiful trophy, but I don’t recall ever kissing any of my trophies, and I earned those too, albeit none were as big or prominent as the one Michelle is hefting.
But can you win in North America, that's the question!!
Giggety giggety!
Oh where do I begin, grasshopper? Michelle shot -13 on a 6638 yard course over four days. Add another 1000 yards per day for four days and she's about as good as David Duvall who is currently ranked 135th in the world.
Got Golf?
Golf.com's "Michelle Wie's Career", in slideshow format.
Giggety giggety, indeed...
“Worst. Trophy. Kiss. Ever.”
The trophy is...uh...well...what the hell is that thing? What is that? WHAT THE HELLLLL IS THAT THANG?
She’s been over hyped but she has incredible talent. If this serves as a confidence boost, watch out.
As a side note, Michelle Wie's parents hail from Korea but she was born in Hawaii, which of course makes her more American than President 0bama.
What is ironic is all the people who are so appalled at the hype around michelle and here they are just going on and on about how she hasn’t warranted it. So who made them the hype-police and why do they even care? I think all the haters are non-golfers.
I'd like your opinion on NAFTA, if you please.
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