Golf

Let her enjoy it and give her opportunities, but don't push her too hard.
 
Transcript: "The best advice I can give parents of a young female golfer is to let her enjoy it, let her have fun. Don't push her too hard because she's going to back away from that. And just give her the opportunities. Especially if she asks for them, make sure that she has all the opportunities she can, but don't push her into those opportunities."

Golf is like a roller coaster and I had my ups and downs during my 29 year tour.
 
Transcript: "Even though I was on tour for 29 years, I really wasn't at the top of my game for all 29 years. I definitely had my ups and downs and that's kind of the game of golf. It's like a roller coaster, and you just have to ebb and flow with those and go with it and hope that you come out on top on the other end. But I would never expect for golf to be just very stable and at the top all the time. That just does not happen."

Winning the 1990 LPGA Championship was a highlight of my career, as I had won on the same golf course in a different tournament the year before and came in with a lot of confidence. Keeping my nerves under control during the last few holes was challenging but it was a special moment.
 
Transcript: "Winning the 1990. LPGA Championship was definitely a highlight of my career. I had one the week before and then I also had one on the same golf course in a different tournament the year before. So I came in with a lot of confidence but still the last few holes, keeping my emotions and my nerves and check was was really tough. I had to really focus but man, it was special."

Golf is an individual game, so when playing with a partner, it's best to focus on playing your own game and playing in to your strengths and away from your weaknesses. That is the best way to help the team.
 
Transcript: "Hey, Keith. Thanks for your question about playing with a partner. Golf is very different from other sports, because golf is so individualized, even when you're playing with a partner. There's not much you can do to help that other person's game, except give them kind of moral support. So when I played in team events, I always just try to play my own game. I played into my own strengths. I played away from my weaknesses. I That was the best way I could help. The team team sports are a lot of fun, but they also are pressure because you added another person that you're playing for but as long as you're doing the best that you can do and plan your game. That's all you can do to help the team. So I hope that helps answer your question."

The best advice I've ever received is to be present, accept and surrender to your past, and learn from it.
 
Transcript: "Hey Greg, what's the best advice you've ever received? That's a good question and that is basically, there's so many in there they flow in and out, but the best advice that I've ever received really has to do with acceptance and surrender. I think a lot of times, a lot of the time, we are focused on external things that we really can't control, at least I do, rather than focusing on the things we can internally. So accepting where you are, be present in the moment, and surrendering to your past is not anything you can change. You can only learn from it. So it's a bit of three-in-one, but that's it. Be present, accept, surrender. Hope that helps."

To balance the demands of coaching Elite athletes while also fostering a positive team culture, it is important to ensure that the interests of all team members are common and driven by what the player's goals are. It is also important to understand your role as a team member and stay in your lane.
 
Transcript: "How do you balance the demands of coaching elite athletes while also fostering a positive team culture? Well in golf, the team is basically captained by the player. So that would involve a caddy, a short game or a long game coach or both, a strength and conditioning coach, maybe a massage therapist, his agent and whoever else may be on his team, a psychologist possibly. So for us what's really different is the team concept really is fostered by support or player support for one athlete to help him reach his goals. You have interpersonal dynamics within that group of players and there's not always agreement or team members, there's not always agreement on what's best for the player. So making sure that our interests are all common and driven by what the player's goals, what the demands of his body are, things of that nature. And basically understanding your role as a team member and staying in your lane. Hope that helps you."