genuine hostility, whereas in the Presidents Cup there is genuine respect. |
He said, 'How are you doing?' I said, 'I'm good, I'm having so much fun. He said, 'Good. Because we really need your point.' I got up-and-down for birdie and on the next hole, the 17th, I'm tied with Stuart Appleby. Mr. Nicklaus is on the tee helping me out with what club to hit. To me, that was the coolest thing. |
He's got a few good breaks over his career. So you know what? Darn. It's golf. |
I am getting like that, unfortunately. I guess that's a compliment. You have to take things the right way. I was right there. |
I am so happy, |
I can promise you that's not true. |
I can promise you that's not true. There was a lot of pressure here, I can assure you. That last putt I thought I might whiff, I was that nervous. My caddie told me, 'This is the moment you've been waiting for your whole life, so go ahead and do it'. So I did. We needed this cup. We really did. |
I did it for 13 other guys counting (Jeff) Sluman and Mr. Nicklaus -- let alone the whole country. It's unbelievable. We needed this Cup, we needed it. We really did. When people get down on us and say we don't care, I can tell you one thing, we care. |
I did it for 13 other guys, counting [assistant captain] Jeff Sluman and Mr. Nicklaus. It's unbelievable, ... We need this Cup. We really did. People were getting down on us, saying that we don't care, and we care. This is a big, big week. |
I didn't need to make a statement, |
I didn't think there was any way he would miss it. |
I don't know how I even took the putter back, |
I don't know how it didn't go in. That was probably the best putt I hit all day, as far as (hitting it) exactly where I wanted to hit it, exactly the speed I wanted to hit it, and it looked like it would break in the right edge. And it never broke. |
I don't know how to explain it, |
I don't think it ever left. What he has is a drive and a will to win like no other. It's unbelievable. |