Work With The Best

Henrietta Brockway. Golfer. She cut her handicap from 45 to four in two years at the age of 11. She recently hit a hole in one.

From an early age Henrietta always had a very clear idea of what she wanted to be. She was only nine when she told her father she wanted to be a professional golfer. “He was cooking and was, like, ‘Sure you do.’ But I persisted. I used to put little notes under the door saying, ‘I’m serious.’ that year he asked me, ‘What do you want for Christmas?” For Henrietta that was an easy decision. He was expecting me to say a Barbie doll or something, and I said, ‘I’ve already told you – a set of golf clubs.’ I joined a golf club and practiced on the driving range every day during the summer.

Golf is pretty addictive. You hit 20 bad shots, then you hit one good one. You want to hit that good one again and again, so you just keep trying and trying. It’s the determination of wanting to hit the ball at the start, rather than a God-given gift.
And then once you start winning you think, I want to do that again.

David Beckham. Footballer. Captain of England 2000-2006.

David Beckham is very down-to-earth and he’s really sweet guy, too. I can learn a lot from him; the way he handles himself. The way he works hard even to this day. He’s still learning He’s very determined and he loves his sport. I first met him at his academy. When I went there I learnt about diet and fitness. Now I train every day, in the gym and on the course. One to tow hours in the gym, then all day on the golf course. I finished school last year. It was a hard decision to make because obviously education is important but it was either going to be one or the other.

In two years’ time I’ll be looking to be on the professional circuit; five years time I’ll be looking to be number one in Europe; ten years’ time I’ll be looking to be number one in the world.’