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Post by 808 on Jan 18, 2004 12:02:58 GMT -5
She gives refreshingly good interviews, or at least the ones I saw. Not nervous at all and has her wits about her to make jokes. One exchange: Q: At your age, most kids are trying to get their license. What's your next big goal? A: "Getting my license." |
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Post by Felicity on Jan 18, 2004 18:26:10 GMT -5
there was an article about her last year in the sports section of San Jose Mercury News that she wants to go to Stanford, I guess that won't happen now that she's turning pro
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Post by Gorf on Jan 18, 2004 23:06:11 GMT -5
Tiger said last week that he was surprised to have to look up when he met her...does that mean she is taller? Perhaps Michelle is really 5' 14" ? |
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Post by kolohekeiki on Jan 19, 2004 2:55:01 GMT -5
Perhaps Michelle is really 5' 14" ? LOL I heard it mentioned on one of the news stations that Michelle is still on her way to Stanford. But that is still a quite ways away. |
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Post by USAFAN on Jan 19, 2004 15:19:25 GMT -5
She hasn't even taken the SAT's and has only one semester of school under her belt. She has to complete more than a year of high school before she can make that commitment. While she is probably a capable student, we have to see what kind of academics she produces. Especially with all the time that she misses school for tournaments.
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Post by roofed! on Jan 19, 2004 16:03:29 GMT -5
I understand that Michelle will be keeping her amateur status, thus keeping her NCAA eligibility. In the light of what have happened to the men vball's champions over the last 2 years, it is kind of double standard that in the case of golf, this player is allowed to compete against the professionals and yet allowed to retain the collegiate eligibility.
I have nothing against Michelle Wie, but kind of perplexed by the seemingly uneven application of rules -- this pertains not just to golf but tennis too (several collegiate players typically play in tennis pro circuits during the summer and fall).
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Post by Psychopotamus on Jan 19, 2004 16:11:08 GMT -5
I understand that Michelle will be keeping her amateur status, thus keeping her NCAA eligibility. In the light of what have happened to the men vball's champions over the last 2 years, it is kind of double standard that in the case of golf, this player is allowed to compete against the professionals and yet allowed to retain the collegiate eligibility. I have nothing against Michelle Wie, but kind of perplexed by the seemingly uneven application of rules -- this pertains not just to golf but tennis too (several collegiate players typically play in tennis pro circuits during the summer and fall). Perhaps it is differen't because these are tournaments rather than assembled practices. Lots of volleyball players play in beach tournaments, though it would be considerably different than a HS basketball player practicing with the Lakers, which would be a blatant conflict of interest. That brings me to a question I have. Do golfers, or anyone for that matter, have to decide their status before the tournament? For an example, lets say Wie actually wins a one of these big tournaments. Can they decide after to take the money and run, or to most tournaments require you to declare your intentions beforehand? Just wondering, because it seems like it would make sense to retain her ameteur status until there was a big enough purse to show otherwise. |
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Post by roofed! on Jan 19, 2004 16:32:12 GMT -5
That makes sense, and if true it does put team sports at a distinct disadvantage. For most parts, golf is an individual sport and the golfer can practise on her or his own but for indoor volleyball, everything revolves around training and playing together.
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