Annika Sorenstam Quotes (169 Quotes)


    I'm just going to keep on grinding, ... I've had success at the Office Depot tournament and hope to defend my title there.

    The Mizuno Classic has been good to me, ... This is the first time I've had no bogeys in a 54-hole round and the first time with no 3-putts so I was very consistent and solid.

    It's great to be back in Orlando. I'm glad it's here and I'm glad we're back and hopefully it will stay here for some time.

    Today is probably 10 percent of the whole tournament. It's such a long way to go. I've got to be patient, If you prepare for months and months and set high goals, the last thing to do is come to a tournament and get in my own way. That would ruin it for myself.

    Golf has definitely been my savior during this period and I'm very proud of the way I have performed again this season.


    It's a lot of fun coming out for a practice round and having the crowd behind you and cheering you on (a few) days before the event,

    Last time I played I had to go 36 holes in one day which was a bit much. But I love playing in 72-hole tournaments and look forward to this event before the third major.

    I thought I played well today. I didn't score as well, but I had a lot of chances and am very happy with my game.

    I'm more than pleased. I don't want to use the word relieved, because it means so much to win this championship, but it's been a tough week. To top this great season off with a win against the best players in the world, it just doesn't get much better than this.

    Last year, I told everyone what my goals were and then I didn't get to come in here and hold the trophy or be soaking wet, so my goal went down the tubes, ... But now, I'm here and I'm soaking wet. And now I'm looking forward to the rest of the year.

    I've got to prove to Catrin (Nilsmark) that I'm playing well, so maybe she'll put me out there in the afternoon. I was a little worried after the front nine this morning. I thought I might be sleeping late tomorrow morning.

    A few years ago, things were looking a little different and I had some different plans and different goals. Then it took a little bit of a spin, and I had to adjust, and here I am a few years later with a different outlook on life and some different goals at the moment.

    I think it puts a little variety into the hole. It's a good hole either way. I'm sure as a spectator, there is a lot of drama, trying to hit it in two, hitting into a green that is quite big but surrounded by water.

    When you're on the green you can control it yourself. When you are just watching it, it's really nerve wracking.

    Yesterday, I couldn't feel comfortable over the putter, I thought the greens were very bumpy. Today, I had a tee time about an hour and 15 minutes earlier. The conditions were a lot better, less people walking around on the greens. I think that was important for me because I started to roll in some putts and I felt a lot better.

    I am happier on the course. I am happier off the course. Obviously that's a good balance to have.

    I don't have sympathy for her. She's here, she's playing good golf and she's enjoying it.

    I know the young ones are going to take over eventually, there is no doubt about it. I love the position I'm in, and I'm not going to let it go too easily.

    I really don't feel a lot of pressure to perform the way I have the last three years. I just feel good about my game. I just want to come out, have a good time and get a little better here and there.

    It's a great challenge. There's no doubt about it. I don't mind sharing the spotlight a little bit. Maybe I can practice under the radar and play under the radar.

    This is a tough golf course. You really have to strike it well.

    I am in good position and I am looking forward to the weekend. Hopefully I can continue to hit it the way I have and just make a few more putts. Then I'll be happy.

    To finish birdie-birdie on this course -- two difficult holes-- was promising for tomorrow. Compared to yesterday, this was quite an improvement.

    I think the tour has been in a healthy state for quite some time. And now you're starting to see the fruit from all the hard work. The up-and-coming players are definitely a sign of that.

    Michelle is very, very talented, ... She is a great asset to golf. I welcome her. The bottom line is, I'm a competitor. I will have my game do the talking. I think it has for the last 10 years, and I will continue to do it that way.

    Obviously I am very happy about my round today. Yesterday I was a little frustrated. I thought I hit the ball really well and I had a lot of opportunities. Today I do not feel like I left that many out there. I feel good about how I put my score together. I feel I hit the ball well and had a lot of opportunities and converted most of them.

    I finally made some birdies at the par fives so that was mission accomplished and tomorrow is going to be a big day.

    I think the key is patience, ... You have to place it in the right spots here.

    If I wouldn't have made any of them, it would be a totally different situation. On the other hand, I made them all. That just kept me going.

    I felt pressure all week, but I was able to control my nerves and make some birdies when I needed to. To come here and do something like this is very gratifying.

    Not a good day at all, ... I made zero putts. And I thought I'd finally got these Evian greens figured out.

    I'm happy with my day. I made a lot of birdies and I made an eagle. I did make a few mistakes.

    I finished a lot better than yesterday. The previous two days, I haven't made anything, and I missed little putts. It really leaves a sour taste in your mouth, especially when I feel like I'm playing go well.

    I finished good down the stretch today, as I did yesterday. (On No. 18), I had to get it up and hope it landed softly. I've been working a lot on my bunker shots this winter, so I feel good about it. ... It would have been really hard if I were in the rough. I was glad I was in the bunker.

    Match play is very, very different than stroke play. I think it's fun to have a different format. It's a little bit more drama because anything can happen and every hole is a different match.

    The course is playing a lot longer today and the wind is difficult to judge, but on the other hand I didn't make a single putt,

    I feel like I can find five shots today and probably five shots every day (to shave off her score). That's the way I look at things. I try to make a perfect round. I left a lot of strokes out there.

    It's been a long day. A very long day. But I'm very happy with my score. I thought I played some good golf.

    I prefer walking, but then again this course is very tough to walk. I think using carts was the right thing to do. I think it will speed up play. At the beginning it was tough to get your rhythm. Normally, you have the bag there and you grab a club. Now, you have to find a new system with your caddie. ... For the first six or seven holes, I couldn't really find a rhythm, but then in the end it was fine.

    I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens and put myself in good position to make birdies out there.

    It's something that comes throughout the season, ... The first time I obviously wanted to be player of the year, then I said let's see if I can do it again. This year I was totally focused on majors, thinking if I won all four majors, I could become player of the year.

    I felt really good about my game, but you never know until you come out here and start putting your score together.

    I think it's very tricky, ... There are so many different bounces you can get on the fairways, on the greens and everywhere, really. It's not playing long, but it's really tricky. The greens are a little roughed up, so I'm looking forward to a morning tee time.

    I prepared for 3 12 months for that, which was a lot of weight training, a lot of fine-tuning on my swing, a lot of hard word on my short game. I wouldn't say it paid off that particular week, but it paid off down the road, for sure. I think being in the limelight, with the pressure I felt on the first tee, it was just enormous.

    Today my putter let me down a few times. I fought really hard out there. I really tried. When I finally make a birdie, a bogey comes in. It takes 10 holes to make another birdie. It's a little tough at the moment. I feel I'm playing better, but nothing happens.

    A little disappointed about the outcome - it was so close. The US team played some great golf.

    I think Michelle is a great asset to the LPGA Tour and great for golf,

    There were a lot of birdies to be made out there, but you've got to make them. It was the same thing for four days. I was hitting the ball really well. I'm happy with the way I'm playing. It's just a matter of time.

    Obviously the course was playing very different from the practice round. The par-fives you can reach in two all of a sudden you're having trouble reaching in three.

    I could not have asked for a better start to 2006 and I hope we'll be able to come back and defend our title next year.


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