Yani Tseng Smiles Her Way into Record Books
In 2011, Taiwan's Yani Tseng won the Women's British Open by four strokes. At 22 years old, she became the youngest player, male or female, to capture five major championships, beating Tiger Woods by two years. Currently No.1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, Tseng has swept 12 LPGA Tour victories across the globe.
Tseng emerged as an amateur star in Taiwan at 15, joined LPGA tournaments at 19, and has become an unstoppable force. An aggressive player, she blasts off the tee and always finds the pin. She made a big splash by winning the McDonald's LPGA Championship during her rookie season, landing her the 2008 LPGA Rookie of the Year award.
However, Tseng's instant success knocked her off balance. The “Birdie Machine” hit a sophomore slump in 2009, finishing no higher than 20th in five consecutive tournaments. Frustrated that she had hit a wall, she finally regained her cool with a little help from her family and a sports psychologist. “I was thinking too much about the results, trying too hard to be perfect. Just commit to the shot, just do your job,” says Tseng.
Her new attitude helped her make a striking comeback, and she landed her second major in 2010. It's been smooth sailing ever since. “If you never go down, you won't come up,” said Tseng. A real champion knows that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
微笑妮妮的冠軍路
二○一一年，台灣的曾雅妮以四桿之差贏得英國女子高球公開賽。廿二歲的她成為無論是在男子或女子範疇中，奪得五座大賽冠軍的最年輕選手，比老虎伍茲還小了兩歲。目前是女子世界高球排名第一的曾雅妮已在全球囊括了 12 座女子職業高球巡迴賽的冠軍。
曾雅妮 15 歲時以業餘球星的身分在台灣發跡，19 歲加入女子職業高球巡迴賽，自此勢如破竹。她是一位積極的球員，揮桿深遠，且準度十足。她在菜鳥球季贏得麥當勞女子職業高球錦標賽引起各方矚目，從而獲得二○○八年女子職業高球年度新人王大獎。
不過，迅速成功讓曾雅妮摔了一跤。有「博蒂製造機」美名的她在二○○九年陷入二年級生的低潮，連續五場巡迴賽都落在二十名之後。她對自己陷入瓶頸深感沮喪，後來終於在家人與運動心理學家的協助下恢復沉著。「對於結果我想太多了，一心只想做到完美。只要把心思放在當下的這一桿，做好自己的工作就好了，」曾雅妮說。
她的新態度助她以亮眼的姿態捲土重來，在二○一○年獲得第二座大賽冠軍。自此之後，她的高球生涯即一帆風順。「你如果從來沒有陷入低潮過，就不可能爬得起來，」曾雅妮說。真正的冠軍懂得愈挫愈勇的道理。
資料來源：biz 互動英語電子報
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