Her thoughts concerning how you deal with loss are especially poignant, considering her heartbreaking disappointments in the U.S. Women’s Open, where she finished 2nd four times:
The first thing I do after losing, regardless of whether I lost a close one because of a silly lapse or simply was snowed under by a rival running on a hot streak, is to forget it. I take a look at my calendar and start thinking about where we’ll be playing next week, and I’ll show ‘em then! Remember the lyrics in the song “Many a New Day” from the show Oklahoma? The show was long before my day, but the movie is always being revived and the girl tells about not ever looking back, but always looking ahead. She sings that she never asks an August sky what happened to last July.Musicals aren’t my thing, but I really like that line. Never ask an August sky what happened to last July. It’s a good way to play golf. (It’s a good way to live, but that’s another post.) Learn from your mistakes and move on.
That’s me, and that’s a substantial part of my education in philosophy. (p.129)
That’s a really good thought to carry into your 2010 golf game. As Shakespeare said, “what’s past is prologue”; the past is merely the opening act, not the play itself. Play this round to the best of your ability, and forget the past bad ones.
(And for those of you interested in such things, you can check out the context of Shakespeare’s original quote here.)
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