Unit 2 Not Your Average Teen.docx
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Unit2NotYourAverageTeen
Unit2NotYourAverageTeen
Lotsofteenagegirlsdreamofbecomingrichandfamous.Butit'snotafantasy幻想白日梦forMichelleWie.Justbeforeher16thbirthdaylastfall,shebecamethehighest-paidwomangolferinhistorysimplybyturningprofessionalandlendinghernametocommercialendorsements代言产品thatwillpayherbetween$10millionand$12millionayear,mostofwhichwillgointoatrustfund信托基金untilshebecomesanadult.
Wiehasbeenacelebrity[si'lebrəti]名人sinceshewas13,whenpeoplebeganpredictingshewouldbecometheTigerWoodsofwomen'sgolf.But,ascorrespondentSteveKroftreports,thathasneverbeenenoughforWie.Shewantstobecomethefirstwomanevertosuccessfullycompetewithmeninaprofessionalsport.ShehastriedacoupleoftimesonthePGATour美国职业高尔夫协会巡回赛withoutembarrassingherself.
Asyouwillsee,shehaschangedalotsincewefirsttalkedtoherwaybackin2004,whenshewas14.
Atthetime,WietoldKroftherultimategoalwastoplayintheMasters.
"Ithinkit'dbeprettyneatwalkingdowntheMastersfairways高尔夫草地,"shesaid.
Itwasaneatdreamfora14-year-oldkid.NothinghashappenedinthelasttwoyearstochangeWie'smindorshakeherconfidence.
Sheisstrongernow,morematureandglamorous['ɡlæmərəs]迷人的,富有魅力的.Shehasalreadydemonstrated=provedthatshecanplayherselfintothemiddleofthepackagainstthebestmenonthePGATourandhascomewithinashotofwinningherfirsttwostartsontheLPGATourthisyearasapart-timeprofessional.
Thedaybefore60MinutesinterviewedherattheFieldsOpen夏威夷公开赛inHonolulu,sheshotafinalroundof66,comingfromsixstrokesofftheleadtojustmissaplayoff复赛.
"Youwonyourfirstcheckyesterday,"Kroftsays.
"Uh-huh,"Wiesays."Itwas,itwasreallycool.Imean,IwaslikelookingathowmuchIwon.Iwaslike'OhmyGod.'"
Wiesaysshewonaround$72,000.
Askedwhethershegetstokeepthatmoney,Wiesaidshedidn'tknow.
"I'mtryingtonegotiatewithmydadhowmuchIcanspendofthat,andstuff等等likethat.We'restillworkingitout.But,youknow,I'mdefinitelygonnagoshoppingtoday,"shesays,laughing.
Halfofherlifeisspentintheadultworld,competingwithmenandwomentwiceherageforpaycheckstheymayneedtomakeexpensesanddealingwiththemedia,sponsorsandmarketingexecutives.TherestofthetimesheisajunioratPunahouHighSchoolinHonolulu,wheresheisanAstudent优等生andclaimstoleadthelifeofatypical16-year-old.
"Well,IhaveamathtesttomorrowthatIhaven'tstudiedforatall.WhichI'mkindof有点儿worriedfor,"shesays,laughing.
Whataboutboys?
"Notyet,"shesays.
"Andtheboys,I'msure,atyourhighschoolareprobablyalittleintimidated[in'timideitid]害怕的;受到恐吓的,"Kroftsays.
"Well,Idon'tknow,Imean,that'swhateveryoneelsesays,"shereplies,laughing."ButIdon'treallycare.I'mwaytoobusyasitis."
ShehasalreadybeenontheDavidLettermanShow,gracedcountlessmagazinesandplayedgolfwithformerPresidentClinton,who,sheclaims,canberathervague模糊的whenrecordinghisscore.
Tohelpmanageallofthis,herparentshavesurroundedherwiththebestpeopleallthatmoneycanbuy.Besideshercaddy高尔夫球童,GregJohnston,andrenowned[ri'naund]著名的,有威望的golfcoachDavidLeadbetter,herretinue['retinju]随行人员includesagents,asportspsychologist,physicaltrainerandimageconsultant.
Twoyearsago,itwasjustWieandherparents.Nowshehasanentourage[,ɔntu'rɑ:
ʒ]随从.
"Entourage.That'sfunny,"saysWie."But,youknow,I'mverygladforallthenewmembersoftheteam.Itfeelsnicetohave,youknow,peoplethatyoucantrustaroundyou."
"Andmakingdecisionsforyou,"Kroftsays.
"Yeah.Imeanit'sawesome['ɔ:
səm]极好的,"Wiesays.
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Mostoftheshotsarestillbeingcalledbyherparents,B.J.andBo,withrecommendationsfromtheWilliamMorrisAgency,whichwashiredbytheWiefamilytomanagethebusinessaspectsofhercareerandlineupendorsementsfromsponsorswhowerealreadystandinginline.
Theyincludeaubiquitous=prevalent/widespreadsportinggoodsandapparel服装company,aJapaneseelectronicsgiantandaSwisswatchmanufacturer—whocollectively共同地,集体地contributeaneight-figuresumtotheMichelleWietrustfund.
WilliamMorrispresidentDavidWirtschaftersaysMichelleis,andwillremain,theironlygolfclientinatalentstablemostlyfilledwithHollywoodactors,directorsandwriters.Heseesherassomeonewhocaneasilymakethejumpfromsportstoentertainment.
Askedifhethinksthereisadifferenceanymorebetweensportsandentertainment,Wirtschaftersays:
"Wedon'tthinkso.Wethinkthatsportsisasubsetofentertainment.Andwefeelthatsomanypeopleareinterestedinherbecausealmosteverydemographic所有年龄段的人isanxioustowatchherplayandanxioustoseewhatshedoesnext,thatshewillbeoneofthefewathleteswhoessentiallytranscendssportsandbecomessomebodythatpeoplepayattentiontoinpopularculture."
Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinher?
"Ithinkthatmenarefascinatedbythewaythatsheplaysgolf,"saysWirtschafter."Sheplaysgolfinastylethatismuchmorelikemen.It'sapowergolfstyle.Shehitstheballalong,longway.Ithinkwomenfindherattractive,particularlyyoungwomen,becauseshe,again,isplayingagainstboys.And,yet,whenshe'soffthecourse,she'sverymuchlikethem."
WirtschafteracknowledgesthatWiehasalsobecomeveryattractiveandthatitmakesahugedifference."Becausesheexudesshows展现了femininity,sheexudesyouthand,ontheotherhand,justhasaskilllevelthat'soffthecharts排行榜.AndIthinkthat'savery,veryrarecombination."
"Soifshewas5-2andweighed160pounds,therewouldn'tbethisinterest?
"Kroftasks.
"Idon'tthinkthere'dbethislevelofinterest.Butifshewas5-2andweighed160poundsandcouldplaygolfassheplaysgolf,she'dstillbeagreatgolfer,"saysWirtschafter.
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MuchoftheinterestinMichelleisinAsia.SheisofKoreandescent血统,alreadyspeaksJapaneseandisnowtakingastab尝试学汉语atMandarin.WhenshearrivedatanairportinJapanlastyearbeforeplayinginatournamentthere,shewasstyledandgreetedlikeamajormoviestar,althoughshetriestopretendotherwise.
Wiesaysshedoesn'tfeelthelevelofcelebrityshehasalreadyachieved.Referringtohermoviestar-likereceptioninJapan,Wiesays,"Oh,Ijustfigurethattheywerethereattheairportbecausetheyhadaplanetocatch."
Wieadmitsjuggling同时应付两个及以上活动highschoollifewhileplayingontheLPGATourishectic=busybutsaysthat'sthewayshelikesit.
"Imean,Ilikebeingbusy.WhenIhavenothingtodo,I'mjustlike,'Findmesomethingtodo.'I'mjust,like,walkingaroundmyhousetryingtofindsomething,actuallycleaningupmyroom,"shesays,laughing."WhichIneverdo."
Askedifherparentsstillruleherlife,Wiesays:
"Well,basically,inthehousehold.Imeanthey'retheheadofthehousehold.SoIguessIhavetolisten.ButI'mstillstubborn.Iwon'tgiveineasily,that'sthething."
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Thatstubbornnesshashelpedpropelhertostardom明星地位.Shepassedupjunioreventsandamateurtournamentsthatshecouldwinforthechancetoloseandlearnfromthebestprofessionals.ShealsoignoredpeoplelikeJohnHawkins,aseniorwriterat"GolfWorld"and"GolfDigest,"whoadvisedhertostayawayfromthemen'stourandgoplaywiththegirls.
"Michelle'saniconoclast推翻传统的.Sheissomebodywhodarestoseparateherselffromherso-calledpeers,"saysHawkins.
Hawkinssaysit'sahugepartofWie'sappeal.
"Sheisunlikeanybodyelse,"hesays."Whohasthegutscourage—can'trefertoanyotherpartoftheanatomy人体结构here—whohasthegutstoplayagainstmenwhenthey're16?
Ihaveatremendousamountofrespectforthesatchel女用背包ittakestogooutthereandteeitupwiththebigboys.YougottaturnyourTVonandwatchthat,don'tyou?
Imean,yougotto."
Andpeoplewatched."Peoplecameout.Itwasalloverthenewspapersthenextday.It'snews.It'snewswhenshetries,"saysHawkins.
NooneishappierwiththeprospectthantheTVnetworksandtournamentsponsors.WhenMichelleplaysagainstmenorwomen,televisionratingsandticketsalesgoupanaverageof50percent.ButHawkinspointsoutthatMichellehasn'twonanythingsinceshewas13,andifsheisgoingtojustifyhereight-figureendorsementdealsoveranylengthoftime,sheneedstowinsometournaments.
"Ithinkalotofthatmoneyispredicatedonhernotonlycompetingagainstmen,Steve,butbeatingthewomen.Sheisaspecialtalent.Sheisatranscendentfigure,"saysHawkins."She'sgotitall.ButyoustillgottahaveW'sinyourpocket.Imean,that'sthedeal."
DoesMichellefeelthepressuretostartwinningtournaments?
"Well,Imean,I'veheardalotofpeoplesaythat,butyouknow,I,hopefully,alotofmyfanswillrecognizethatI'mstillafull-timestudent,"shesays."IstillhavealotofotherthingsthatIhavetodo.And,hopefully,they'llbepatientwithmebecauseIbelievethatIcandoit."
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LastweekendattheKraftNabiscoTournament,shejustmissedanotheropportunitytowinamajorchampionshiponthewomen'stour.Aftermakingabirdieonthe16thhole,allshehadtodotomaketheplayoffwasgetitdownintwofromtheedgeofthe18thgreen.Butherchipshotwent10feetpasttheholeandshejustmissedtheputtcomingback.
"Ithink,whenyou're16,youstillcomeacrosssituationsthatyou'veneverencounteredbefore,"saysHawkins."Youstillfeelemotionsthatyou'veneverfelt.Yourheartbeatsalittleharder.You'renotusedtofeelingthecrunchofpressure.Ithinkshe'sstilllearning."
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