ANN LIGUORI SETS HERSELF APART AS A FRESH, KNOWLEDGEABLE TALENT IN SPORTS TALK
"While my great friend Ann Liguori could certainly master any facet of the business and she has there is no clearer example of her massive abilities than to take in one of her countless high-level interviews.
Her reservoir of superstar guests through the years would make Jimmy Kimmel envious....
You are about to embark on a journey that will inform and enlighten you. You will go behind the scenes, with Ann as your tour guide. I promise it will be filled with kindness, yet determination.
It will be dogged, yet diplomatic. It will be storytelling at its best unfiltered and fresh.
It will be told by an exquisite interviewer, who in concert with our heroes, will entertain you page after page.
You will be inspired by the life lessons that the greatest names in golf share wisdom that we all can embrace for a lifetime of success and happiness."
—Jim Nantz, CBS Sports
Golf is a cerebral and often spiritual game, and for the champion golfers on the PGA and LPGA Tours, their “life on the green” includes reflection and soul-searching; merging self-knowledge with co
The new book from legendary sports talk show host and renowned interviewer Ann Liguori—"LIFE ON THE GREEN: Lessons and Wisdom from the Legends of Golf,” is a dream collection of insights and life lessons from some of the most compelling characters and champions in the game’s history. Unfiltered and topical, Liguori presents her engrossing conversations with Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer, Nancy Lopez, Dottie Pepper, Amy Alcott, Gary Player, Ben Crenshaw, Jan Stephenson, Padraig Harrington, Annika Sorenstam, Renee Powelland Jack Nicklaus, and relates how these esteemed competitors and gallery favorites have navigated their lives on and off the course.
Beyond the role of work ethic or belief in oneself or fate or a lucky chip-in on the 17th, Ann strives to move beyond the stock answers or greying anecdotes rehashed so many times over. Her aim—as it always has been over her long career in broadcasting—is to get these dominant performers to speak as freely and openly as they ever have. Whether it’s discussing the history of race in the game with Renee Powell while shedding light on her own personal journey; or inviting Padraig Harrington to discuss the omnipresent LIV tour questions and concerns; or getting the great Jan Stephenson to take a second look at her role in promoting the fledgling LPGA as “golf’s pinup girl” in the 1970s and 1980s, Ann uncovers intriguing stories, unearthed revelations, and life wisdom that will inspire all:
You can do anything, but you can't do everything. Balance is the key.
Always play like you're a shot behind.
Never allowing anyone else to define you as an individual.
Blisters become calluses and then the real work gets done.
Embrace making mistakes.
Trust what you do. Trust what you know. And then go play.
Money can't buy character nor one's legacy.
It’s important to learn how to handle winning, but more important is to learn to navigate losing.
Use your talents, don't bury them.
Learn from the best. Stay in the present. And maintain humility.
Have love in your heart.
Life, like golf, isn’t designed to be easy…or fair. Every lie isn't flat. Every line isn't perfect. You can put in lots of the hard work, but still get bad breaks. Good times. Hard times. We all have obstacles to overcome. Events that test our character. The same is true for those who are used to overpowering the field as well as the golf course, and their collected wisdom in LIFE ON THE GREEN certainly transcends the game.
LIFE ON THE GREEN also covers:
There are few sports broadcasters with Ann Liguori's incredible resume. Her “Hey Liguori, What’s the Story?” and “Conversations with Ann Liguori” shows were formative programming in the early days of WFAN Radio in New York and The Golf Channel respectively, and with countless interviews with some of the biggest names in sports history like Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Coach K, Wilt Chamberlain, Arthur Ashe, and Billie Jean King, Liguori has mastered the art of the most demanding method of storytelling: The interview. It takes talent and a deft touch to get these iconic athletes to feel comfortable enough to give real, thoughtful answers. With sincere warmth and genuine interest in her guests’ perspectives, Ann accomplishes that every time.
LIFE ON THE GREEN is a book that will inform and enlighten readers like few others. These are the lessons that build champions in golf, and in life.
“Having interviewed dozens if not thousands of athletes and celebrities over the years,
Ann Liguori drills down into one of her favorite subjects—golf—
to bring to life the thoughts of a dozen big names who share their expertise
on many facets of golf, life, and philosophies outside the game.”
—Bob Harig, Sports Illustrated golf writer and author of Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods
“Folks who love the game of golf always want to know what goes on in the minds of their heroes,
and this book delivers with some wonderful stories and insights.
There are lessons to be gleaned from start to finish.”
—Dave Shedloski, author and Golf Digest contributor
"Ann is like your golf buddy, your best friend, and your teacher—all in one! In Life on the Green,
she allows some of the game’s best to share life lessons learned on a golf course.
You’ll enjoy her book so much, you might not be aware of how much she is educating you along the way.”
—Mike Whan, CEO of the United States Golf Association
"I’ve long enjoyed Ann Liguori’s interviews, as her insatiable curiosity and preparation is matched equally
by her warmth of personality, which always seems to draw out of her subjects a little more
than they have tended to share in their previous conversations. That is the case with each of these interviews.
We are indebted to both Ann and her subjects for this gem of a book that will likely, with the turn of every page,
not only entertain and inform you, but motivate and move you."
—Brandel Chamblee, Analyst, NBC/Golf Channel
Ann Liguori is an icon in sports broadcasting. She's the owner, host and executive producer of the award-winning Sports Innerview syndicated cable series and archives; she was the first female to host her own call-in sports talk show on WFAN-NY, the first all-sports radio station; and she was an original host of her own series on the Golf Channel. A trailblazer, Ann has covered 26 Masters, dozens of other Major Championships, and tournaments, over 40 U.S. Tennis Championships, multiple Olympics, and a variety of other major sporting events. Talking Golf with Ann Liguori airs seasonally on WFAN-NY and her podcast, Golf Innerview, is distributed via audioboom, and The First Call Golf Business Platform.Her dedicated and insightful coverage of these and other events have earned her a number of accolades, including the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association’s national Winnie Palmer Award; a Gracie Award recipient for her Talking Golf show; two dozen Telly Awards for Sports Innerview; numerous Int'l Network of Golf (ING) radio and podcast awards; and she was the Headliner Award recipient from American Women in Radio & TV.
Ann was inducted into the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame in May 2024, in their media category. Ann is also the Global Ambassador for IBKUL Athleisure wear, and hosts an annual charity golf tournament in The Hamptons to raise funds for cancer research.
Mark J. Chironna, PhD.
