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EDINA, Minnesota - Once one of the biggest attractions in the game, teenager Michelle Wie cuts a much lower profile at this week's U.S. Women's Open.
The 18-year-old American had to qualify to book a place in the field for the third women's major of the season after being troubled by a wrist injury throughout her 2007 campaign.
Now studying fulltime at Stanford University in California, Wie believes her lengthy battle for fitness has made her a humbler person.
"Sometimes you have to go back to your roots to become a better player and better person," Wie told reporters at Interlachen Country Club on Tuesday.
"I'm pretty optimistic as a person, but it was pretty tough," she added, referring to her struggles last year when she broke par only twice in 19 rounds on the LPGA Tour.
"It was tough to be positive. It was tough at times to have fun out there. I really had to learn myself, learn my game, learn my limits, learn my swing."
Wie, who tied for third in the 2006 U.S. Women's Open at Newport Country Club, was one of 84 players who had to qualify for this year's edition.
"I think going through that qualifying humbled me a lot as a player, as a person," she said.
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