Seve the Movie Page #2

and the first from Europe.

Son of a farmer, youngest of four brothers

and still living in the house

where he was born.

Severiano Ballesteros!

The 1980 Masters champion!

Ol indeed.

His agent, Ed Barnard told us

that he had been at a luncheon

and he, the agent,

was introduced by the toast-master

as the manager of professional golfer

Ballerina Sevasteros.

The winner of the forty-fourth Masters...

They butchered his name

a week ago, but no longer.

When you win the Masters,

they get your name fight.

Father:

Mother:

Hola, mama'. - Hola, hijo.

Hula, papa'.

Because I was the smallest, I used

to do ab' the dirty work for everybody.

I remember I used to clean up

the shoes on Sunday morning

and they used to give me five pesetas.

Brother:

Seve:

Brother:

I started to caddy when I was nine.

At the beginning it was very good.

But I think it's a little boring

to carry a golf bag to a very bad golfer.

Because they go left, right, you have to

try and find the ball. It's very boring.

But as soon as I started practicing

I enjoyed it very much

and every time the members didn't see me,

I'd hit the ball or make a few swings.

I played at night when it was dark.

Nobody saw me. On the beach.

Maybe the strict rules helped me because

I was more anxious and hungry to practice.

And the more difficult the thing,

the more you try.

And what a finish!

What a grandstand finish yet again!

Are you aware of the noise of the crowd

when you concentrate on

the last hole of such a tournament?

No. If your concentration is good,

you don't hear anything.

Nothing worries you.

But ff your concentration is not good,

even the ies can bother you.

Golf has always been fun.

The good thing about golf is

that when you play golf

you always produce one or two shots

that really make you feel good

and makes you think

'Oh, I think I'll come back tomorrow.'

Were you a well-behaved kid, Seve?

Wife, I'd never get in any trouble. wife.

Well yes... one time I...

Teacher

Mama'?

Papa?

My father and my mother were away.

There was a bottle of wine.

I drank a few glasses

and I went back to school...

Mother:

Mother:

Father:

Mother:

This is the place in my house

where I used to practice when I was young.

Because sometimes

there's bad weather here.

And I didn't have

any other place to practice.

You used to have a net there?

Yes. Now I don't know where it is,

but I used to put it up here.

Mother:

I used to practice at twelve,

one o'clock at night.

My mother used to come down many times

"Come up and go to sleep.

What are you doing here?

You're crazy!"

It was good... a good place to practice.

I used to wait for the guard

and the caddy masters

and the guy from the locker room to go by

to make sure that everything was clear.

Once they went through...

I jumped.

When you've got it -

you've got it! What a magnificent touch.

Ladies and gentlemen, the

greatest golfer in the world!

Severiano Ballesteros!

Vamos a casa, chicas, vamos.

Doctor:

When he stepped up to the ball, we knew

something exciting was going to happen.

He was so aggressive in his drive.

If there was a green over there at 3-20,

he'd hit it 300 yards through the air

which was pretty impressive in that era.

I took more risks than most people,

but that is my way.

The way he played shots,

and the way he swung the club,

was beautiful.

He had one of the most

beautiful set-ups I have ever seen.

He had a style all of his own.

He could get it up and down

from the trashcan.

From the garage. From the car park.

You name it, he can do it.

But his shod shots were

just something to behold.

What a wonderful touch he had with

his hands and how creative he was.

He was more like an artist painting

on a beautiful canvas around the green.

It's something

that is very hard to describe.

This feeling I have.

You feel it and you think about that.

You visualize that and you feel it inside.

And then you do it.

There's no secret. This is the way it is.

Muy bien.

Seve:

Certain people in life

have this little aura around them.

Sinatra had it.

Elvis Presley had it.

Geordie Best had it.

And he had it. It just oozed from him.

Everywhere he went,

there was just this trail of people.

"Have you seen Seve?

He was like a film star - Have you seen

the latest Clint Eastwood movie?"

He had that something about him.

The only thing that at first

made me a bit worried is the attention

that was created very quickly

from the media

and from being a nobody to becoming

a superstar in just a few days, you know.

My freedom disappeared.

Especially in the UK.

I was so popular.

This young Ballesteros

has suddenly become the crowd's hero.

The British public

absolutely loved him,

his style, his charisma,

his looks and everything.

And he loved them.

Guys, if you don't mind please.

I know you're nervous but I am too, okay.

A little movement in the crowd.

I think he saw that guy

as he popped it back inside there.

"Nope. Not me. No."

Lovely.

I have to do nearly everything

in my room in the hotel.

And that was tough for a young man

like me, you know. Very tough.

But that was the price of the success.

There's certainly no

holding back over these finishing holes.

He's just lashing at the bail with every

ounce of power in his substantial body.

Number two. Par five.

Well done.

Slam bam! Birdie. Eagle.

And suddenly, after being a shot astray,

Seve Ballesteros is leading

the Masters by two strokes.

And isn't this just

the most unbelievable golf?

And it looks absolutely dead on the pin.

Oh my goodness gracious!

Where does a man get the moxy to hit

a shot like that at a moment like this?

Because the Americans

always believed until later on

that it was not possible

for any European to win the Masters,

it makes me feel

very happy and very proud.

I guess it was meant for him

to be the champion.

When he went to Augusta,

he broke some barriers for us, certainly.

After him winning, it spurred on an

incredible European run.

You're supposed to wear

the green jacket only during the Masters.

Severiano Ballesteros,

the 1983 Masters Champion.

I took it home and... don't tell anybody,

ifs in my house.

This is a replica, okay?

You understand?

Finale of the

William Tell Overture by Rossini)

Rafa:

Seve:

Seve:

What really gives

you the perception of the distance

and the feel, is if you swing

and you close your eyes.

Seve:

You can really know

which way the ball goes.

Not only by sound, but also by feel.

That helps.

Rafa:

Seve:

First, you need the ability.

But I think the mental side

is very important, too.

You have to be cool.

You have to be very powerful.

You have to be convinced

that you have a great chance to win.

You can lose, but it must never

cross your mind. Always winning.

It's very important to keep

your face down. Don't took around.

Don't ever put your face up.

Talk as little as you can.

And just put your eyes

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