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Deepika Padukone`s sister aspires to be numero uno golfer

Her father a former world no. 1 in badminton, sister a Bollywood heartthrob, but 17-year-old Anisha Padukone does not have any inclination to take up the shuttle cork or dance around trees typical of a sequence in a Hindi film.

Kolkata, Dec 21: Her father a former world no. 1 in badminton, sister a Bollywood heartthrob, but 17-year-old Anisha Padukone does not have any inclination to take up the shuttle cork or dance around trees typical of a sequence in a Hindi film. Inspired by the Tiger Woods phenomenon, the youngest Padukone however aspires to be the world`s numero uno ladies golfer and wants her family to be recognised through her as Anisha`s family not Deepika or Prakash Padukone`s.
"I want to reach a place where people would know me as my name. But not as Prakash Padukone`s daughter or Deepika Padukone`s sister. Obviously, it will be nice if they are known as from Anisha Padukone`s family. Besides, it`s an advantage to have both of them in the family... It makes me work even more harder with more passion," Anisha told PTI. "Everyone`s idol is Tiger Woods. Woods is a lot like (Roger) Federer at the top of his game. There definitely can only be one Tiger Woods. People may get close to it but I don`t think anybody can match up to him... In ladies golf, Annika Sorenstam is one of the best the circuit has ever seen. She dominated over 10 years. It`s easy to win but to be consistent and keep winning is really tough and she has done that." She is also a big fan of "captain cool" Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "I like his temperament a lot. He is someone who is very calm. You don`t really see much emotion from him. It really helps the team as well because the captain needs to have a calming influence on everyone. Dhoni is my favourite cricketer at the moment." Bureau Report