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The mindbodygreen Podcast

306: How to be a winner | Annika Sörenstam, all-time greatest professional female golfer

The mindbodygreen Podcast

mindbodygreen

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Annika Sörenstam: “I don't mind putting in the hard work to get something done. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty or breaking a nail to do something—that's what it takes.” Sörenstam, one of the best golfers in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to create success that truly lasts, plus: *The best mental health practices to stay motivated & focused* *How golf can teach you some of the greatest life lessons* *How to actually reach your full potential* *How to visualize success with all of your five senses* *How to become more mentally tough* Referenced in the episode: - The ANNIKA Foundation. - Sörenstam's bio & stats on the LGPA website. Sign up and learn more about the mindbodygreen x Lexus Retreats in Motion here! Enjoy this episode, sponsored by Lexus! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.

0:08.0

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0:48.4

Anika Sorenstone is a woman who doesn't need much of an introduction as she's regarded as one of

0:53.7

the greatest golfers in history. It's an honor to have here here today.

1:03.6

Anika, welcome. Thank you very much. Great to be here. So people say golf is a mental sport.

1:12.2

Do you agree? And can you explain to us not golfers listening in? You've previously said,

1:19.1

I love this quote, you said your mental strength was your 15th club. So let's talk about the role

1:25.6

of being mentally tough in golf. Yeah, no, I really believe it is the 15th club and they say the

1:34.1

longest distance in golf is between your ears. That's the longest distance. But really what it is

1:40.3

is summarizes just your attitude, your your belief system, your trust, and you're just learning

1:46.3

how to be positive, believing in yourself and executing what you believe. I mean, a lot of

1:51.8

people make decisions and then they question themselves when they're when they stand over the ball

1:56.4

and when you have doubt, we all know that a lot of times that complicates things. So it's about,

2:01.5

just I always talk about the most important shot is the now shot. The shot you're supposed to

2:06.0

hit now, not the one you hit half an hour ago, not the one you're going to hit in 30 minutes,

2:10.2

but being present, being right there at that moment is so important in golf.

2:14.7

So in your opinion, is there a trait or skill that the best have in common? Is it a physical skill?

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