BRAD FAXON
"The most nervous I ever felt was my
first practice round in my first Ryder
Cup, in 1995.

I was on the first tee, and George
[H.W.] Bush was there with Byron Nelson and
40,000 other people, and I honestly thought
I was going to s--- in my pants. But I got the
ball airborne and drew it into the left rough.

I
was playing with Peter Jacobsen, and Lanny
Wadkins was our captain. When I got out to my
drive, it was in the fairway. Lanny had thrown it
out there. He said, 'Fax, I threw it out there
because I know you're not going to be in the
rough in the tournament.' That only added to the
pressure.

Overall, I'd describe the feeling as a
tightening, both inside and out. But there's a
difference between fear and pressure. When
you're playing well, you might get
nervous. But it's nerves, it's not fear."