Paul Goldstein
Paul Goldstein
course finals grinding happy knew man paul tough tournament week
I knew Paul is a tough man and he's grinding everything. I was thinking, 'Why isn't every week a tournament here in Houston?' I'm happy to be here in the finals and of course I want to get my first (career) title.
bad forward john later looking seeing
It was just too bad for everybody. I know everyone was looking forward to seeing John play later this evening.
against effort eight followed guy last months pleased quality ranked six today wins
I've had some quality wins over the last six to eight months but haven't followed them up. I'm really pleased with being able to follow up a win against a guy like Robby, who is ranked (19th) in the world, with an effort like today against a guy who has been 18th in the world.
cake eat golden goose people rarely
You never get the golden goose like you do with this. Very, very rarely do people have their cake and get to eat it too.
across canada decided honour order schools time
In order to honour the anniversary, we wanted to do something huge. We decided to try to get schools right across Canada to participate at the same time in an event.
fault played pressured putting raised
I played the same and he raised his level. I fault myself for not putting more on the ball. He just pressured me more than in the other matches. He executed and I didn't counter.
played raised
I played the same and he raised his level. He executed and I didn't counter.
charles lower manhattan people player respect
Charles is someone people respect because he's been a player in lower Manhattan for a long time.
charles ear
Charles also has the ear of the governor, which is helpful.
early errors few momentum phenomenal shifted tough
He started dictating play in the second. I made a few errors early on, the momentum shifted and it was tough for me to get it back together. He's such a phenomenal competitor.
took
He took a lot of big swings, ... And he made them more often than not.
jobs plenty
Fireplaces are in style, and there are plenty of jobs around.
sweats tested
He's been tested and he sweats more than any human.
bit guy nervous
He is a young guy and he started a little bit nervous and I was able to get on top.