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...perfectionism stems from her hypercompetitive childhood in the small Swedish town of Bro. Her parents Tom and Gunilla were avid athletes. Though they never pushed Annika, who wanted to be a fighter pilot, or her sister Charlotta, "we were the little boys they never got," says Charlotta, also a pro golfer. The girls played soccer, tennis, badminton and random games that the family invented...
...sisters didn't take to golf until their teens. Annika made the Swedish junior team at 16, but "if someone had said, 'Who will be the next star here?'" says coach Nilsson, "I never would have said Annika had a better chance than any of the others." She did win a scholarship to play at the University of Arizona, where she blossomed in the year-round sunshine, winning the NCAA title as a freshman and the world amateur crown as a sophomore. In 1994 she turned pro and was named Rookie of the Year. In '95 she won her first...
...couldn't have practiced for what followed. Suddenly Annika the Silent Swede had to be Annika the Swedish Celebrity, giving interview after interview, making public appearances and smiling for photos until it hurt. "I freaked out. I was so mentally tired," she says. "I said, 'I'm not here to show up like a Barbie doll...
TEED OFF. ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM, 32, Swedish female golf pro, at the Bank of America Colonial golf tournament, the first woman in 58 years to compete in a Professional Golf Association Tour event; in Fort Worth, Texas. Sörenstam, who last year won 13 titles, made her fairway debut on Thursday with a one-over-par 71. But despite best wishes from pros, fans and even U.S. President George W. Bush, Sörenstam's 74 on the second day of play wasn't enough for her to make the cut. She ended up tied for 96th place...
...made a gracious speech by video from the U.S.) Bono, the Irish rocker who has become a renowned advocate for Africa and debt relief, matched wits with one and all, and so did the German actress Iris Berben, who has spoken out so forcefully against anti-Semitism, and the Swedish pop stars Hanna and Magdalena Graaf, who these days devote themselves to helping street children in India. What awed us most about the night wasn't meeting famous heroes. It was hearing from the unsung heroes about the impact being recognized in TIME has had on their work. Polish homeless...