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“I have been an avid reader of 'Golf Digest' ever since I started playing this great game.”

“There is etiquette in golf, but it's not any harder to learn than what to do at a dinner party. Actually, it's probably easier. And these days, there are a lot more women out there than there used to be. It's not like when I was young. I was always the only girl on the range.”

“I put the most pressure on myself.”

“I needed to grow up and do things all adults do. It was time to stop having everything spoon fed to me. It was about being independent.”

“I don't really have a 'favorite' person to play with. I like to play with the player that is playing the best, but it doesn't always work out that way.”

“I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.”

“There are so many lessons in life that can be learned through golf. I am not afraid to say that I am still learning some of them and probably will continue for some time.”

“I'm getting more and more comfortable out on the golf course with the changes I've been making. It's really just a confidence thing in that I love being in contention.”

“My job is what millions of people do for recreation. How can you not like that?”

“Practice, work out, proper nutrition, lots of work on my short game. In golf, that's really where the strokes come off the scorecard.”

“When I leave the country, I'm very, very cautious about what I eat and drink. No vegetables, no fruit.”

“Every woman should recruit a female friend to take up golf so there will be more women available to play.”

“My expectations are incredibly high.”

“Women in pro-ams are always telling me about all the business deals they've struck on the golf course playing with their male work colleagues.”

“If what I say or what I do affects others who look up to me as a role model, that pleases me so much.”

“I love to win. But probably equal to that - I love doing what I do.”

“School is very important to my family.”

“I've always wanted to win in my hometown.”

“I learned that round four of a major is really not too much different than rounds one through three. I didn't keep to my game plan in the '08 U.S. Women's Open for the final round. That won't happen again!”

“We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your National Championship, of course, everybody in America is rooting for an American.”