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Year-end interview with the Porsche Brand Ambassador Paul Casey: "I thrive on pressure and adrenalin"

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Year-end interview with the #porsche Brand Ambassador Paul Casey

Stuttgart. From a golfing point of view, #paulcasey began 2021 in outstanding fashion. The win in January on the European Tour in Dubai was his 20th as a pro – a special landmark for the five-time Ryder Cup player. The good results at the start of the year were followed by a season full of highlights: four majors, the #porsche European Open as the defending champion, the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the Ryder Cup in USA. In a #porsche Newsroom interview, the 44-year-old Englishman speaks about the special year, the frustration at failures, the influence of the crowds, mental health in #sport and he explains why his role as a #porsche Brand Ambassador means so much to him.

Paul, a year with many big #golf events is drawing to a close. You had the luck of being involved in all the highlights. Four majors, the Olympics, the Ryder Cup plus your appearance at the #porsche European Open. What will you take away from 2021?

We athletes are always looking for success, victories. But now looking back, there’s the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits – two events in which I wasn’t so successful. Even so I have fond memories of them. I unfortunately wasn’t able to defend my #porsche European Open successfully. But you know what, they’re all highlights for me. And everything that happened even outshines to a certain degree my win on the European Tour at the start of the year in Dubai.

How come?

It’s obviously not all about golfing success. The memories that remain also count. It’s the same both in #sport and in life. Some experiences are irreplaceable – the first tee shot at the Ryder Cup, the opening ceremonies at the Ryder Cup and the Olympics. What it all does to one is something that’s very difficult to explain to outsiders. Being able to represent my country at the Olympics, which only comes round every four years, is something that means a lot to me and always was a lifelong dream. And experiencing Padraig Harrington as the Ryder Cup captain was an honour. For me, he was the best captain I’ve ever had. It sounds bold when one thinks that have never lost by such a big score as we did this year. But that’s the way it is. As for team spirit, it was the best team I’ve ever been a part of. Results are important but this time around Team USA was simply phenomenal. It therefore remains a year with fewer titles than hoped for, it’s one full of wonderful memories and highlights away from the pursuit of trophies.

Has the appreciation of such experiences away from tournament standings increased over the course of your career?

On the one hand, for sure. But don’t get me wrong, losing still hurts just as badly. Even more so as opportunities are also becoming fewer with age. It’s all about balance. At the Olympic Games, I just missed out in the play-off for the bronze medal and finished fourth. I was so upset. And defeat with Europe against USA in the Ryder Cup was painful. When I was young, I was simply angry. Now I get annoyed over the result and the fact that I no longer have so many chances. But there again one also reflects on things and there’s the knowledge that I should enjoy everything whatever happens.

It should not sound as if you are sitting back?

No, not at all. #golf however is a #sport in which serial winners don’t exist. The title races are always open. A golfer that wins five to seven per cent of his tournaments is virtually an athlete for the Hall of Fame. But it also means that this great golfer doesn’t win up to 95 per cent of his tournaments. And if you win ten per cent of your tournaments then you belong to history’s top five. But that’s what makes the game of #golf so wonderful.

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