An Na
An Na
An Nais a South Korea-born American children's book author. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She gained success with her very first novel A Step From Heaven, published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionAuthor
winning world ifs
Nobody says if you hit No. 2 in the world you have to win all your matches.
winning
I never thought I could win the French Open.
best-friend nice good-friend
I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.
following match
The first match is always difficult. I think we will play better in the following matches.
balance difficult hard slide
Footwork is the most difficult thing, ... It is hard to balance and difficult to slide into shots.
It's always tough when you're fighting with your husband on the court.
buy days experience fighting final phil playing
Playing with Phil in the final two days and fighting for that win, you can't buy that experience.
ball course golf number wind
The whole golf course is tough, tight, with a lot of wind and water. If you don't know where the ball is going, you can make a big number on any hole.
believe cold easy four last trying
It's only been one day, but I don't believe it's going to be as bunched up as it was last year, just because it's so cold in the morning. The first four holes, you're just trying to get by. ... In the afternoon, it's not going to be easy to make a whole lot of putts the first two days.
good played seven spot today
I feel like I am in a good spot to win. I played pretty well today with seven birdies.
people chinese wimbledon
If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.
people
When you do one thing, people think it's right or wrong. Maybe half-half.
people system
It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.
bit felt needed tired
It wasn't a cramp. I just felt a bit tired and needed a massage.