Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam is regarded in the same way as Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus. She won 72 LPG Tournaments including 10 Majors and in 2003 became the first woman to play in a men's PGA Tour event since 1945. Her records include the lowest scoring average in a season ( 68.6969) in 2004 and her earnings of $22 million were way ahead of her nearest competitors. No other female golfer has shot a 59 in a competition and no one has bettered her 8 Player of the Year Awards.
However, there was one thing that could have held her back from such success.
When she was a teenager, Annika's potential was not leading to success despite a handicap of 54. The reason shocked everyone. Her extreme shyness forced her to deliberately three putt intentionally at the end of a tournament to avoid the trauma of giving a victory speech. After some investigation, her coaches diagnosed the reasons for failure and decided on a course of action to help the future star develop the one skill that could deny her golfing world greatness.
Is a fear of public speaking holding you back from greatness?
Darren Kelly
KELLCOMM
The Communication Experts
Leeds
www.kellcomm.co.uk
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