If you put everything, your heart and soul into a campaign, it might take you a while to come around to the realization that, you know, another person has won.
Its just as disappointing as it was thrilling to win the Masters. To come very close, to play so hard for 72 holes and play better than everybody but one guy is disappointing.
You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to get out of your mind.
Not making the baseball team at West Point was one of the greatest disappointments of my life, maybe my greatest.
I never got used to getting hurt and watching games on the bench. So, it's a little frustrating for me to sit there and watch my guys go out there and play every day.
Actually, my plan was to be 20-under par after two days but it didn't work
One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.
I was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of being happy for Rafa. Which hurts.
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through because basketball is really most of my happiness. So when I can't go out there and exert energy and have fun and things like that, it kind of puts everything else into perspective.
For one brief moment victory was within our grasp!" "And then the game started!
I'm proud to have represented England in four World Cups but it was hugely frustrating that we never reached a semi-final or played to our ability.
I would enjoy the fact that I had a team that won a national title, but I would be disappointed that none of the kids got drafted because that's not how it's supposed to work.