Top 60 Quotes & Sayings by Yani Tseng

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Taiwanese athlete Yani Tseng.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.

People are trying to grab every part of you, so it's really hard to focus.
I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me. — © Yani Tseng
As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.
I'm very excited every time I'm at Augusta National. It's such a beautiful and fabulous golf course.
Most recently, I learned another hobby: baking. It's so much fun to mix all the ingredients and to see the cake come out nice. It's so rewarding when the cake comes out great and tastes great.
You know golf is very lonely. When I'm in the States, I feel like if I just think about Taiwan, my friends, my fans, I won't feel like I'm alone.
Golf is not easy.
When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125.
You always learn something from mistakes.
I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.
My parents both played golf and introduced me to golf when I was 5 years old. They took me to the driving range and I played around at the range and immediately developed an interest in it.
Sitting on the airplane seat today, I was thinking - I have been in different cities every week. Most of the time, it's because of golf tournaments. But occasionally, I also attend various events. All of a sudden, I feel like I am a business woman. Although sometimes I feel tired, I do enjoy this kind of life.
Not only am I constantly seeking better performance but also to be a better person, to be respected. — © Yani Tseng
Not only am I constantly seeking better performance but also to be a better person, to be respected.
I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.
I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
You learn something when you don't play well, and I figure that helping people, it makes me very, very happy.
I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have so many feelings and I want to play in the Olympics and feel how special if I can win that tournament.
I feel I am very fortunate to have a job that I really like.
You learn from your mistakes, and I think it's a good thing as long as you learn something.
So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.
I hope one day I will host my own charity event to give back to society.
In golf, it's almost impossible to be perfect on each shot; that's the fun and challenge of golf.
I'm still number one, so don't forget about that. So I still can have a happy ending.
It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.
Although I have won many times now, each time when I have a lead, I start to think about winning. It's very difficult not to think about winning. Every time, there are new challenges. Every time, there are new issues to overcome.
You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important to organize those things.
I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and learn different cultures!
The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.
It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.
We always learn more from the losing than the winning.
I am closer and closer to reaching my childhood dream. This is really exciting! I will continue to work hard, to focus on each tournament I play.
I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.
I am so honored to be named as one of Time's 100 most influential people.
Walking down the red carpet, suddenly I felt very special and different. All the flashlights from cameras and requesting voices from the media, the scene, it was just like what I remembered seeing on TV or a movie when I was a little girl - the scene only when movie stars appeared.
I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
I love to show off my ability in a nice way.
I have a fearless but neutral personality.
It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament. — © Yani Tseng
It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament.
When I was 13 my dream was to play the U.S. Open. Now it's to win it.
I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.
I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
I feel very peaceful.
It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.
I want to be best golfer in the world. But I feel like golf is not everything in my life, but I want to keep doing it, keep working hard, do the best I can on the tour and give back to the tour.
With Tiger Woods, you know everyone is watching. But I think interest in women's golf is getting better too.
I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude. — © Yani Tseng
I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.
When you play good, everything is good, but when you don't play so good, everything is bad. Even when you think there are good things, they still say bad things.
I have the picture in my mind of how emotional I will feel if I win again.
At that time, I feel sad, and I feel no one knows how hard I work and how many tears. They only know the score. At that time, I feel very lonely because no one understands since they haven't been world No. 1 before.
I will keep working hard!
I'm just so happy to see my friends and fans in Taiwan, 'cause that's where I'm from.
I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
I write down inspirational things on cards that I keep in my bag and look at during the round.
Annika's my role model, and I wish in the future I could be like her.
I am getting more mature and can handle the pressure better.
I really want to thank Annika Sorenstam. She helped me a lot about my game, about the mentals, and she told me go step by step.
When you play good, everything is good, but when you dont play so good, everything is bad. Even when you think there are good things, they still say bad things.
When I'm out there, I don't think about anything. I just grip it and rip it. I don't like to worry about technique.
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