I met Nick at Yankee Stadium walking into the game. He was standing alone and as a golfer and big fan, I walked up to him and shook his hand and said Hi. What a great memory.
He never looked at the crowd. I followed Nick around in Virginia in 1990. It was a small crowd. His eyes stayed forward with no interaction with the gallery. The concentration paid off. His iron game was incredible. The approach shots always dropped in close to the pin. You knew he was a master at his game because no one could consistently land so close to the pin.
he comes across as an introvert loner type. uses the term imagination a lot about his early days. so working on his golf game alone as a young man with his imagination. of course you have to play championship golf in the public space. but you can be playing for your self and for no one else even in that public space.
Yeah I understand. I eventually dropped my dropped my scores to 2 strokes above par. I remember the "zone" surrounding me as I concentrated on the game. I was 2nd year at college. The childish banter ceased as I focused on my game while playing with some excellent "strokers" from school.@@AsifKhan-hf9zy
I had followed Jack Nicklaus twice in Ft Worth. He had an awesome iron game. Fifteen years later, I followed Faldo. I was amazed how close his approach came to the pen the entire round. I watched Miller a few times on TV, so I don't have a good reference. Thanks for comment. @@jamesfitzgerald6636
Brilliant in depth look at the man, Sir Nick Faldo. Far too often the tabloids just look at the moment, never concentrating on what it took to get you there for that moment.
Great interview! You really got a lot out of Nick. I grew up watching him winning green jackets, listening to Peter Alliss and loving every moment. Thanks.
Thanks Nick , right from the heart mate , saw you numerous times in person ( Australia ) and I never knew how much was going on the there , you are a great guy , I admit I was completely wrong about you , brilliant , and Thankyou !
Gr8 interview. It was normal then to have parents who did not show emotion. At the time it was normal, only as we grow into the future we realise how much we missed.
Fantastic interview. Only one lost opportunity: when Faldo started talking about his father's emotional distance, Buck abruptly pivoted to a different topic. I thought he could have explored that topic a bit more.
I respected him when he played; and am really fond of him now, the man has nothing to prove and actually possesses a wicked sense of humour; which is drier than a Martini.😁
@@jeremypearson6852 Yep, I'm glad to say even though I was young I saw through it, he was absolutely my hero and I was making his swing every time I hit a ball. Still love watching him hit long irons in opens from the 90s...that was peak golf for me
I remember talking to people who knew Lewis Hamilton as a kid, who cited his constant practising and lack of “personality”. Most people have no idea how much hard work these superstars has to put in when they were young.
Being British, I totally understand his family upbringing and not being close with the family. That, coupled with his laser vision on the course made him very misunderstood. That was his way of being successful even if he wasn’t well liked. The British tabloids should be ashamed of how they treated him and others.
Great interview with Sir Nick. Although he is consistently mentioned as the top Ryder Cup points scorer of all time, when in fact Sergio Garcia has 3.5 more points than Nick (28.5 for Sergio, versus 25 for Nick).
After Faldo beat Norman with a 12 shot swing at the 1996 Masters, there was no way Norman was ever going to win the Masters. Faldo delivered a mental blow to Norman that he would never recover from. The memory of losing would be too much for Norman to overcome. And Norman never did win a Masters.
These are athletes who are trying to beat a course and their competitors to be the world’s number one/apex predator of their sport and all you can come up with is humility? Really? Aren’t you too old for this?
doesn’t make him a bad person. It’s not like being a pro golfer is a stress free walk in the park. The ultimate grinder and he’s got the wins and majors to prove it
