Mexico’s “Lorena Ochoa”, 24, learned at an early age to aim high and not be afraid to fail.
She was 12 when she trained six months to climb to the snow-covered top of Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s tallest mountain at 18,405 feet. When she was 5, Ochoa fell some 15 feet from a tree and broke both wrists, leaving her in a cast from her shoulders to her fingers.
- “They said the doctor gave me magical wrists, some magic in my hand,” Ochoa said.[indystar]
Ochoa grew up near a golf club, but the game was only one activity among several encouraged by her father, Javier, a real-estate developer, and her mother, Marcela, an artist.
Every time I win, I win not only for me, but for the sport in general and for people in my country.” [NYT]
They are the people you don’t see at a major golf tournament, but without them it wouldn’t be quite the same show. They maintain the golf course, tend to the flowers along the fairways, pick up the trash and fix the meals. And they are largely [Latino].
Lorena Ochoa is one millionaire who’s on their side
“They come and say hi to me,” she said. “I just said hi and thank you for your hard work, because the course is in great shape. I signed some autographs for a lot of them. Hopefully, I get a chance to spend even more time with them. But I know they’re pretty busy right now.” [scrippsnews] By JIM ALEXANDER
More info about Lorena Ochoa [lorenaochoa.com]