Miyazato thrives on pressure, building presence on world scene

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golf sensation Ai Miyazato speaks in reply to questions at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on March 30. ''I realize that I get a lot of attention but I've never felt any type of pressure because of this,'' Miyazato said.

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