I still get butterflies on the first tee. I still get sweaty hands, and my heart pumps a lot going down the 18th. But I know what winning is all about now, and that's a feeling that I like.

I love to crunch numbers. I look at how many fairways I hit, how many greens I hit. I plan my way around the golf course.

Ron Syriac, a golf writer and friend, was quoted as saying, "Annika is no longer a female golfer. She's a golfer." That's truly all I ever aspired to be.

There are no shortcuts to success.

On the first tee I kept telling myself, "Trust yourself, you can do it."

I find it flattering to be compared to Tige

I push myself to be the best I can be. I don't worry about what other people are doing, and I don't think about things I can't control.