Seve the Movie Page #5

Ge! in! Get in!

That's the second hole in a row he's won.

Two Birdies...

Ballesteros's brilliance needed here...

And he's done it!

A Birdie four, and he's levelled the

march.

Magic! Tremendous form!

Ballesteros and Kite,

a wonderful exhibition

of straight playing and sportsmanship.

These super professionals.

It would be rather splendid

if Thomas could just roll this right in

to win the Ryder Cup.

I feel like I just won

another British Open.

I feel even better because I saw all the

people out there. This is fantastic.

That Ryder Cup was really very

special for everybody

because we beat the Americans.

When Seve teamed up with Olazabal,

they turned things Europe's way.

They were a very special partnership.

They had complete trust in one another's

game and became virtually unbeatable.

From Spain, Jos Maria Olazabal.

In '87, when I was paired

with Severiano Ballesteros

obviously I was very nervous, rocky.

It was my first Ryder Cup.

I was walking towards the tee,

and Seve came,

stood by my side;

he looked at me and said: "Jose,

you just play your game,

I will take care of the rest.

And yes he did -

he did take care of the rest.

Those Ryder Cup partnerships -

I don't think there's been any finer.

We understand each other without

talking. Just by looking.

And that's the reason why we've been

so successful in the Ryder Cup.

A smart idea

of Captain Anthony Jacklin

to pair the older Spanish golfer

with the younger Spanish golfer.

That's a good pairing.

I wouldn't break that team up.

Jos just needs to get this out on the

green.

We only needed two putts on the 18th green

to tie the hole and win the match.

It looks okay...

now just a minute!

I look at the ball

and I don't believe it.

"Oh sh*t, that was really fast.

I can? believe it."

My god - that's not

the putt I wanted to have.

The thing he did not want

to do, is leave his young countryman here

for the first time on this level,

with this putt lo win the match.

Now this kid has to make it,

or they lose the hole

and only have the match and

they were three up for most of the day.

He knew he put me

in a tough spot.

Okay. It's settled. And they

hang on to win the match. Another point.

Once (made the putt

I came back to him and I said:

"don't you ever do that again to me,"

And there it was.

Let history show that that was it,

to put them at fourteen ahead.

Ballesteros has had an

incredible week here.

And the emotion is just building here

for these Europeans.

It was one of those moments that

give you faith for the rest of the day.

That's coming back on the

wind. Does he like it?

Oh, I bet he does!

He was beginning to grin.

He couldn't quite hide the grin.

On, I say...

Ohh!

That started left.

An almost embarrassment of riches.

You might think

you are competitive,

but when you play with Seve and you see

how he thinks and drives on the course...

Oh yeah, all the way.

You realize that he is at another level.

He quickly got a reputation,

match-play wise,

he didn't give an inch;

he was as rough as nails.

You're switching

the compression on the team?

- No.

- Yes, you did.

Being tough is part of

being a great player.

And there was nobody

tougher than Seve.

I don't know - we saw two balls.

He played two different balls.

There's no better feeling

or better taste than to be the best.

You always want to be the best.

Now please welcome Severiano Ballesteros.

The captain of the European team.

To finalize my contribution

and my record in the Ryder Cup,

I fell that I needed to be the captain.

I thought It was my obligation.

Carmen leading the cheers.

It is a great honour for me

to welcome you to Valderrama today,

to the thirty-second Ryder Cup matches.

In the beginning Seve was great.

"I don? want to put any pressure on you,

I want you to relax. No pressure at all."

"We have to win!

We have to try hard.

Don't hit it in the bunker. Don't three

putt. Don't hit into the trees on 16!

Seve was off the charts

when he was captain.

Was he a good captain?

Seve got the result.

I'll leave it like that.

"Am I playing?

'Don't ask me, ask your captain.

"Go and ask

him straight - am I playing or not?"

Because of the rules,

I had to leave four guys out.

Was it difficult to tell them?

Wife. they... I haven't talked to them.

He wanted to play Langer's,

Faldo's, mine, everybodies shot.

Then he came up to me and he told me

how to do it and what to do.

I had to be quite rude at one stage,

"I'm sorry, Seve. I'm okay."

Colin Montgomerie said he wished

he'd just get on his buggy and go away.

He was trying 100 percent, never

gave up, and he takes that everywhere.

On as well as off the golf course.

"Captain, that's it."

Montgomerie gets the nod and it's victory

for Seve's stars and Southern Spain.

Somewhere in there is

Severiano Ballesteros.

And Seve, this week,

has been master of the game.

Fabulous moment.

Proudest moment of your career?

I think so. I've won many great

tournaments around the world,

I've won five majors,

five world matches,

six orders of merit and all that.

But this is very special.

He was tremendously inuential

and a pain in the neck to some,

but all in all he was a giant,

and for a some years

he ruled the roost

and inspired Europeans all over.

If I wanted a cup right now, it's Seve's.

Golf, it can really make you

feel like you are like God one day.

And the next day

it makes you feel miserable.

Lately I have to say that things have been

very rough and very difficult for me.

I miss my family.

The life is not as easy

as many people may think.

"What more can I do?

Surely it's time for me to retire now?

Retire? Never.

- Never retire?

- The white ag up? Never.

It would be a surrender, wouldn't it?

- Yes. Never.

I still produce better shots

than anybody else there.

Chip. Bunker shot. Under the trees.

Whatever.

And I think I can produce,

now and then, good golf.

That's enough?

I don't need to prove

that I'm Severiano Ballesteros

and I can still beat those youngsters. No.

Nobody told me when to start playing golf

Why should anyone tell me when to retire?

When I die.

Retire? Never.

His bad back

was the biggest problem.

It was really sad to see

the decline of his once brilliant game.

I really thought he would go on forever.

I thought he was indestructible.

It was an internal fight.

It was difficult for quite a while.

So that really made me think,

very deeply.

Either you continue, or you stop playing.

And I've made probably

the most difficult decision

of my career as a player.

And I decided to retire.

To say that I'm not going to play

golf anymore...

is like taking a piece of your heart

and putting it away.

I'm okay, I'm okay.

There's still some kind sadness there

because it's not easy to accept

you are retired from something you have

done for thirty-three years.

It's... not easy.

Seve did his

little boxing routine at the end

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