5x World Champion Juliana Korver Shares Worlds History & Mindset Competing After 15 Year Break
Juliana Korver, 5x World Champion, shares her history and mindset on competing in a major tournament after a 15-year break. Korver takes viewers through her journey from her first pro world tournament in 1996 to her most recent appearance at Worlds in 2006, where she had retired. This year, Korver is competing on short notice, having only recently decided to participate, and admits that this approach has its benefits, including a reduced risk of putting too much pressure on herself. As a 50-year-old player returning from a 12-year hiatus, Korver discusses the realities of her current expectations versus those of her former self. With humility and gratitude, she focuses on enjoying the experience and being thankful to still be competing at the highest level, while also acknowledging that doing well is also a goal.
Watch 5x World Champ Juliana Korver on her return to disc golf after 15 years: sharing Worlds history & mindset insights.
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so to give you a little history about my world experience my first pro world tournament was in 1996 and i believe i took eighth place my first pdj pro world's win was in 1998 then let's see the last worlds that i played would have been in 2006. that was pretty much when i stopped competing i had no intention whatsoever of playing this event up until about a month ago so it is it's a bizarre feeling for me to be here last minute because you don't do a world championships last minute you prepare for years or at least a year mentally and game plan and expectations and everything and i have done none of that this year which is again novel maybe a little refreshing too because then hopefully i won't put expectations on myself which i have a tendency to do and then also realistically as a 50 year old who's been behind the desk for the last 12 years the expectations that my former self might want to put on my current self are not really realistic so i am hoping that i can focus on the journey and enjoying the ride and just being grateful that i can still be out here playing of course i want to do well of course i'm going to try to do well i think there's a possibility i can do well but it's mostly about the experience you
