I looked at Kim’s smile in the oversized poster on the Foot Locker course, and then I looked at her clavicles. I looked at the long line of posters of champions and wondered how many of them hurt themselves to win. DeLong had said, “There are no shortcuts without consequences. Keep your eye on the big picture. Get a little better every year. Consistency will put you on the top eventually.” I wanted to believe him.
