In one of her most vulnerable interviews yet, Nelly Korda revealed the painful moment on tour when she stood on the brink of giving it all up.
“It was during a stretch where nothing seemed to go right,” she admitted quietly. “I remember thinking: maybe I’m just not good enough. Maybe it’s time to walk away.”
The pressure of high expectations, coupled with a slump in form, left Korda battling crushing self-doubt. “I felt empty,” she shared. “Like all the joy had been drained out of the game I loved.”
One night, alone in her hotel room, Korda faced her darkest thought: quitting golf for good. “It scared me, because golf was my whole life,” she confessed.
Instead of acting on that impulse, she reached out for help — talking to family, coaches, and a sports psychologist. Slowly, step by step, Nelly found a spark of hope. “It wasn’t about winning again,” she said. “It was about remembering why I started.”
Today, that moment serves as a turning point. By openly sharing it, Korda has inspired countless fans, showing that even champions can feel lost — and still find their way back.
Her story is a testament to resilience: it’s not the absence of dark moments that makes someone great, but the strength to keep playing when it feels impossible.
