Annika Sorenstam Quotes

Annika Sorenstam speaks candidly about pressure and focus, offering a relatable glimpse for anyone who feels the weight of competition.

16 quotes

1. My heart was beating. I got sick in my stomach and my hands were sweating - everything you feel when you are under pressure. I've been nervous before, but nothing like this.

2. I'm going back to my tour where I belong. The attention was more than I expected. The golf course wasn't a problem. It was just the things around it. All the preparation I've done in the last month weighed on me.

3. Ron Sirak, a golf writer and friend, was quoted as saying, 'Annika is no longer a female golfer. She's a golfer.' That's truly all I ever aspired to be.

4. I just feel that there's a little bit of lack of respect and class just to kind of leave a tournament like that and then come out and practice here, especially being the hostess. You know, I don't know the situation, if it's injury or whatever it is. It's just -- it just seemed really weird.

5. To play well you have to have good balance in your life. Tiger has found that. If you play golf long enough you'll learn that life is more than golf.

6. On the first tee I kept telling myself, "Trust yourself, you can do it."

7. I've learned a lot about my game every time I play golf in a men's event.

8. When I first came on tour, I was playing for money. Now I'm playing to win golf tournaments and the money is more than I ever dreamed I could make.

9. I told my caddie today that I am in the position that I want to be in. That this is what I have been waiting for, to win my tenth victory. I said that I am going to do everything that I can do today and that nothing is going to stop me.

10. 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.

11. A lot of people think I am cold and have no feelings. But I do. I just try very hard to focus and not let my emotions take over on the golf course.

12. I still get butterflies on the first tee. I still get sweaty hands, and my heart pumps a lot going down the 18th. But I know what winning is all about now, and that's a feeling that I like.

13. There are no shortcuts to success.

14. I think it’s important for me to play well and set the tone.

15. I love to crunch numbers. I look at how many fairways I hit, how many greens I hit. I plan my way around the golf course.

16. I push myself to be the best I can be. I don't worry about what other people are doing, and I don't think about things I can't control.