No Off-Season Episode 9 | Michelle Wie West | What Makes a Champion?

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🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Golfer Michelle Wie West reflects on her mental health journey over the course of her extraordinary and groundbreaking career. From 10-year-old phenom to U.S Women’s Open champion to emerging industry leader, Michelle has witnessed, and been at the center of a mental health evolution in her sport. She shares what’s kept her grounded and what she’s learned about tenderness, resolve and raising her own voice along the way.

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0:00.0	I just at times felt like how I played directly reflected who I was as a person.
0:15.6	You know, I felt like when I played bad, when I, you know, would shoot over a par, and I
0:21.0	would feel happy afterwards.
0:23.0	I was, I shut that down so quickly because I felt like I didn't deserve to be happy if
0:27.5	I shot bad on the course.
0:29.5	That's Michelle We West.
0:33.6	We've all been watching Michelle on the golf course for decades.
0:37.1	Now at 32, she's wrapping up her groundbreaking career and recently took the time to connect
0:43.1	with no off season about the many ways mental health and the life of a professional athlete
0:49.0	converge.
0:50.0	I'm Dr. Shaiyuri Turner.
0:53.0	Michelle first started receiving national attention for her incredible golf skills at the
0:58.1	age of 10.
0:59.8	She qualified for her first professional tour event at the age of 12 and went on to become
1:04.8	a U.S. women's open champion.
1:07.4	Now, as a new mom, a player director on the LPGA board and a member of Nike's athlete
1:14.3	Think Tank, Michelle is using her voice to impact systemic change.
1:19.9	Her priorities, as we discuss, include athlete mental health and more opportunities for
1:25.6	BIPOC golfers.
1:27.8	For Michelle, learning to use her voice and to stand up for progress has been a journey
1:32.6	directly tied to important social and mental health issues.
1:38.1	Among them, she talks about establishing hard earned boundaries, facing panic and anxiety,
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