Rocco Mediate
Rocco Mediate
Rocco Anthony Mediateis an American professional golfer who has won six times on the PGA Tour and three times on the Champions Tour. Mediate's most notable moment of his career came in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South Course where he finished runner-up after losing the first sudden death hole after an 18-hole playoff to Tiger Woods...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth17 December 1962
afraid shot shots stood
The shot on 12 stood me up. I was afraid I couldn't get the wedge shots over the water.
chad great today
What Chad did today was remarkable. He's a great ball-hitter though, so I'm really not surprised.
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There have been players who have completely neglected their families to be the best players in the world, ... Well, what about your wife and kids? The trophies don't mean anything in the end. It's about your family.
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I was tied for the lead at that point and feeling tremendous. I seriously thought I was going to win this golf tournament.
good morning wake wonder
I wonder every morning (about the back). I wake up (and think) 'OK. I'm good right now.' It's just how it is.
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I almost went to my knees on the tee shot at 12 it hurt so bad. What can I say? It was the best 71 holes I've ever played in a major.
close phil tiger
Phil is right there, he's close. Tiger is always close -- as long as he's upright, Tiger's close.
challenged hard playing
I just challenged myself as much as I could out there to keep playing good. You know it's so hard and so penalizing, that it won't let you lay down. it won't let you relax.
It's not because he stinks. It's something happened, and he can't find back what he had before.
almost beat closer earlier everybody feeling june march percent period week winning
I'm getting closer to the winning thing. Earlier in the year, everybody was asking, 'What's wrong?' I had a period from March through June where my body just wasn't feeling that good. You can't come out here at 50 percent and beat the best. This week was fun, finally, again. It was almost really good.
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As any athlete knows, momentum is the most unstoppable force in sports. The only way to stop it is if you get in your own way, start making stupid mistakes or stop believing in yourself.
absolutely coolest fans knew trouble
That was absolutely the coolest thing. The fans here are knowledgeable, and they knew I was in trouble and appreciated the effort, I guess.
good royal
That's a good question. If this were Sunday, it would be (like) a royal flush. Today, it's 4 of a kind.
It's so hard, so penalizing and so good, it won't let you relax.