Seve the Movie Page #4

pennies in my pocket.

I had no choice. I had to win somehow.

So obviously

I became a tremendous competitor.

If somebody's playing good,

He obviously has no money

because he can? afford to lose.

That was Seve's attitude. He had no money.

Every week. And he expects to win.

If you caddied for him

for a while, you knew

he could simply handle

anything and anybody.

People thought it was

a prestigious position - but it wasn 't.

He made us realize that all day

and every day.

After he won the Open,

the next time I saw him

he handed me a list

of things I had done wrong.

"Run after the ball!

Over the hill.

"Where have you been?

He never rested on his laurels.

Maybe because he's the youngest of four,

and he always had to prove himself.

I control my emotions really well.

That always has been my strongest point.

It's part of the game. If you cannot

control your emotions, you cannot play.

I say to myself,

this is your tournament.

It may sound wife bit arrogant,

but I expect to win.

Congratulations, little brother!

When I play good I have so much fun

and so much pleasure

that there's no money

in the world that can pay that.

Seve:

Rafa:

Come on, Seve!

BOY?

Seve:

Boys:

Rafa:

Mother:

My father was always telling me

that I would be a good golfer

and he always said "keep going, you look

great and you have the power.

You'll be great and golf is very easy."

He'd say those things.

And that helps.

My mother tried to find me a job

- A safe job.

Maybe go and work in a factory

or maybe study

and be a lawyer or something else.

But a safe position, you know.

Sergio:

Father:

Mother:

Father:

Father:

Brother:

Brother:

Brother:

On a warm, wind/ass Sunday,

four men arrive for one of golf's great

finishes.

- How are you today?

- Pretty good, it's a beautiful day.

- We're pulling for you, Jack!

- Oh, thank you.

You play well! - I'll try.

Who do you think might win this Masters?

Would you pick a champion?

I don't think you can ever win doing that

but Ballesteros will probably win

because he is definitely

the best player in the world.

This is one thing that I have.

I have it in my heart.

Coming into the Masters,

I didn't have a chance to practice

because my father was sick.

Here it comes!

I did promise my father.

"I want you to come to the Masters because

this year I am going to win it for you."

I never thought

he was going lo die so early.

He passed away the 5th of March

and I went to play the Masters

with only nine rounds of competition

in six months.

Seve for an Eagle.

What a moment. What a moment to do it.

I'm standing in the middle

of the field on the 15th,

and I hit a four onto the green.

And he's got a chance.

He's got a very, very good chance

of an Eagle three

to make him seven under par.

Yes, Sir!

And the old bear is back!

Jack Nicklaus,

knowing he must continue the charge.

He has to figure that Ballesteros

will make at least Birdie back al fifteen.

Oh my. And there's no doubt about it.

The bear has come out of hibernation.

Obviously, Jack played fantastic

down the straights on the last five holes,

but I was two shots ahead and I hit

a beautiful tee shot on the 15th.

Sever And I have to wait a little bit.

He had the feeling that, until that point,

it he really wanted to win something

he could dictate: I'm going to win this.

The tournament will be over

before the 16th this year.

- I don? need to ask how.

- My way. Of course.

Right now, it is

Seve Ballesteros's Masters to lose.

That was the worst shot

I've seen him hit...

He got it in the water.

He let go of the club. It looks like

something happened there.

That's absolutely extraordinary. I don't

think We ever seen him hit such a shot.

He's on the 17th tee

and Seve hits it into the water.

And I heard the sound.

I knew exactly what it was.

Because it was the sound of not cheering,

but some groaning...

I guess that was the destiny for me -

not to win.

Maybe.

Yes, Sir!

It was great,

the way Jack Nicklaus played.

But the bitterness

that I have inside my body

because I didn't win for my father.

He was never

the same after that Masters.

But being back at Lytham inspired him.

How are you?

The greatest I saw him play

was that Monday when Pricey and I

and Seve went oh'.

Now this could play in.

He can'! see the bottom of

the ag, so that's not bad.

When you see a guy playing

when they're just unbelievable.

And that was probably his finest day.

That was the day

when he was the true Seve.

He pieced together that round

and I said to him:

"That was the best round of golf

I've ever seen."

Seve and! distanced ourselves

from the rest of the field

toward the end of the front nine and we

played the last eleven holes,

and one of

us was going to win it.

If you size up the guys

you're playing with and they're fidgety

and some guys' eyes

are darting all over the place...

Oh, I say. That was a killer.

And Seve was just so focused that day.

What a fantastic stroke.

Five Birdies and an Eagle in seven holes.

Oh, look at that.

This hole is certainly one Seve

will remember all his life.

What a moment to produce a

stroke like that.

Oh I bet his little heart is thumping.

It looked to be a smooth rhythm.

It's easy to slide the club

under the ball and not give it enough.

I have the picture very clear,

so I went back

took the sand wedge,

took a couple of practice.

Looked... and when I hit it,

as soon as I hit it I saw the ball

go up in the air and it was perfect.

In she goes. 65 strokes.

Seve is once more the champion.

Most of us have twenty or

thirty different ways of shooting 65.

Seve has 1500 ways of shooting 65.

Well first of all,

I 'd just like lo say that

it's a pity I didn't find any cars on the

sixteenth fairway this time.

Unfortunately, you should park your cars

next time on the fairway.

I'm becoming a very straight player now.

I must say thanks to all you people

because without your support I don't think

I'd be champion right now. Thank you.

Seve, thank you.

We thought he's back,

but he didn't win another major.

But he was still a huge force

for many years to come.

The Ryder Cup was establish in 1927

as a bl-annual match

between the British Isles

and the USA.

In 1979, the British team was reinforced

with the finest golfers

from continental Europe.

But up until 1985,

the Americans had only lost three times.

Then, things began to change.

The Ryder Cup was dying

and that would be his legacy

in taking the Ryder Cup and turning it

around for the European team

and making it the event it is today.

He was Robin Hood.

And they were the wealthy sheriffs.

If you're ever in a jam, here I am.

And he was going to show

the sheriffs how to play.

Thank you, partner.

They're running out of holes.

There's only four more.

It swings quite a way from there - has it

got the pace - it has... ifs in!

It's the magic we were waiting for.

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