JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – Seconds before Rose Zhang was scheduled to step onto the dais for her first press conference as a professional, Anne Walker’s 8-year-old daughter walked up to give Zhang a small gift. Walker smiled as she recalled the way Zhang patiently interacted with her Emma, as in-the-moment and genuine as one could possibly be on the cusp of a hello-world splash.
“I think her humility is going to be her super power out here,” said Walker, who guided Zhang for two years at Stanford, where her 12 titles included back-to-back national championships.
