Morning Coffee Talk: Coffee is for Closers!
In Hawaii we set our alarms pretty early for “live coverage” of Michelle’s play. Coffee brews before sun up and I put on all sorts of titanium bracelets and rings. I’m a writer. I’ve got repetitive stress injuries, okay?
Don’t miss the great cover story on Michelle in this week’s Fortune Magazine. The 10 million dollar teen is featured in a profile of her parents, sponsors, and the swing. An excerpt:
From an early age Michelle could blast her drives extraordinary distances. By the time she was seven, BJ says, “she demonstrated an ability to hit ridiculously far as compared to other kids.” Greg Nichols, director of golf at Ko Olina, who has known Michelle since she was 11, says, “Watching her play, it was hard to believe how much power this little girl could generate.” But talent can be squandered. Tournaments are exciting; practicing for them is excruciatingly tedious. It’s hitting the same shot, maybe 100 times. Not many kids are able to keep at it. BJ and Bo made it their job to keep Michelle motivated. They used to pay her 25 cents per par hole; now it’s $5 per birdie. All around their house they put up posters of Tiger Woods, whose swing BJ and Bo initially taught Michelle to copy. Watching Tiger was how they began, as a family, to dream about Michelle playing the PGA Tour. One year they were watching Woods compete in the Masters, and Michelle announced that she, too, would play there when she got big. “It started like that—and we just never discouraged her,” says BJ.
Wie’s already double bogeyed this morning and the commentators agree she looks tight as she drops in the standings. Hopefully her first birdie of the day at Big Horn will bring back the sharp focus of yesterday’s round. Yes, she’s still learning how to finish these tournaments. Until then, coffee is for closers!
Fortune: (Michelle) Wie Will Rock You
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