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January 25, 2014
PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS
NA YEON CHOI: I think the last three rounds I had a really good swing, I think. I had so many solid shots out there. I missed two greens today. Only two, but I hit a putt from the fringe, so obviously I haven't chipped the last two rounds. Like I said 18 greens with that wind, so I had pretty good confidence with my swing. But just some weird things, like last two, three weeks I haven't practiced much, maybe like seven or 10 days only, and every day it's just work out like two hours, and then I went to Dallas for like chiropractor, just more like take care for my body, and then I got great feeling about my swing. It's a little bit like weird for me, but I think I learned something.
Q. And would you like tomorrow to be like today or like yesterday? Would you like wind tomorrow or calm tomorrow?
NA YEON CHOI: Well, I heard that wind not going to be like strong tomorrow. Everybody has a chance, I think. I still have to play aggressively. My putting was great, and especially my driver and irons, like from the fairway. I think I have to more focus from the second shot, make a lot of birdie chances out there.
Q. Your decision to concentrate more on your body, was that because you were in pain or because you thought maybe I won't practice as much?
NA YEON CHOI: Last year after the season I was talking a lot with my swing coach because what was the problem, like usually I hit a lot of straight shots, like consistent player, but last year I didn't hit many straight shots out there. We were thinking, and then kind of my balance losing during swing, so we were more focused on my balance.
I spent like six years on LPGA, and every year I've played like 28, 30 tournaments. For my big goal like 2016, I still have to play well three, four more years, so I needed more kind of like reset for my body and just keep it going for next three, four more years.
Q. You're a top player; last year you weren't part of the big three. Was that like a motivation coming into this year to get into that mix?
NA YEON CHOI: Kind of. So many like sponsors, fans, media, they ask me‑‑ every time they ask me why, why, why. I thought I did my best every tournament, and still I had a good position, even like end of the season last year. But a lot of people, I think, expect like victory or major champion or something. But I think when I started the season for 2013, I was like No.2 in the world, and like so much focus on being No.1, and I forgot like what I have to do on the course or on the range.
I mean, I think I kind of really learned so many things last year. I think it's being more mature from last year.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports
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