Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal during a press conference at the Sofitel London, Heathrow Airport earlier. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/Press Association Images
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'It was torture' -- Olazabal rules out 2014 Europe captaincy
The Spaniard said he couldn’t handle leading the team at Gleneagles in two years’ time.
RYDER CUP-WINNING captain Jose Maria Olazabal today said that he would not lead Europe into the next edition in 2014, after steering the team to a famous against-the-odds victory last weekend.
The Spaniard said the tension made it “torture” skippering the side that came back from 10-4 down to pull off an astonishing win by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2.
“I won’t do it again,” he told a press conference at London Heathrow Airport. “I can assure you that’s going to be a no, period. (Being captain) is difficult, in a way it’s torture.
“It’s really tough on your nerves but that’s the beauty of the Ryder Cup. It’s a huge adrenalin flow and that’s what we live for — the pressure, the tension the adrenalin flow makes us feel alive.”
'It was torture' -- Olazabal rules out 2014 Europe captaincy
RYDER CUP-WINNING captain Jose Maria Olazabal today said that he would not lead Europe into the next edition in 2014, after steering the team to a famous against-the-odds victory last weekend.
The Spaniard said the tension made it “torture” skippering the side that came back from 10-4 down to pull off an astonishing win by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2.
“I won’t do it again,” he told a press conference at London Heathrow Airport. “I can assure you that’s going to be a no, period. (Being captain) is difficult, in a way it’s torture.
“It’s really tough on your nerves but that’s the beauty of the Ryder Cup. It’s a huge adrenalin flow and that’s what we live for — the pressure, the tension the adrenalin flow makes us feel alive.”
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