Why do I always get teary eyed......

[chrisd]

To be honest I'm not really a cryer and haven't seen the films etc, I also got into golf when Seve was on the wain as a player.

I did, however, see him in the Pro Am before the BMW at Wentworth a few years back, when he could barely find a fairway, and the aura surrounding the man was palpable, he spoke to a couple of young boys, there with their dad and he was just so natural and kind as well as funny

I quite get your emotion!

 

[Hobbit]

I've seen him play, and I don't mean on the TV. TV doesn't do him justice. Go and watch a pro tournament, starting with the pro's that ain't that good. And then go and watch the best on the day, and then imagine someone better. No kidding, I was blown away watching destroy a field with his talent.

 

[Tongo]

I'm welling up just reading this thread! Whenever I think of him i remember the fist pump and the smile, but also the heartbreaking bbc documentary (wasn't it linekar who interviewed him?), as well as olly giving him the spoty trophy...they could barely contain themselves.

I bloody loved the bloke, remember exactly where I was when I heard he'd died, and whenever I watch a video clip of him I both smile and get something in my eyes!

Amazes me how universally well loved he is in this country, testament to the man.

None of those listed above (Madonna?) come close in my opinion.

That just about sums it up. We our sporting dreams through people like Seve who play the game in a way that we can only imagine.

 

[Tongo]

To be honest I'm not really a cryer and haven't seen the films etc, I also got into golf when Seve was on the wain as a player.

I did, however, see him in the Pro Am before the BMW at Wentworth a few years back, when he could barely find a fairway, and the aura surrounding the man was palpable, he spoke to a couple of young boys, there with their dad and he was just so natural and kind as well as funny

I quite get your emotion!

I love that moment on the 17th at Wenworth near the end of the 91 (I think) PGA where someone moves behind him and he turns and says something like:

"Please can you stop moving." And everyone's a bit edgy cos of what might be coming next. What came next was brilliant:

"I know you are nervous, but so am I too!"

In contention at the seventy-first hole of the European tour's flagship event and he still had a sense of humour.

 

[Smiffy]

I followed him around East Sussex National during the European Open in the early 90's.
The guy had an aura about him.
I would rather have followed him around and watched him shoot a 79 than follow Faldo or Montgomerie and watch them shoot 3 under.

 

[Smiffy]

I love that moment on the 17th at Wenworth near the end of the 91 (I think) PGA where someone moves behind him and he turns and says something like:

"Please can you stop moving." And everyone's a bit edgy cos of what might be coming next. What came next was brilliant:

"I know you are nervous, but so am I too!"

In contention at the seventy-first hole of the European tour's flagship event and he still had a sense of humour.

And here it is. Terrible quality, but you'll get the drift.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E--gwAmCEI

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I am pretty much the same age as Seve, not a great one for hero worship but I was a real fan of Seve and I share your pain. Golf/sport is unlikely to see his like for a while.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I grew up in the 80's watching him and Faldo - chalk and cheese and for me one of the biggest emotions was when Faldo won him a point in the singles

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Been off today and slipped the DVD on again and it still gets to me every time. Still so powerful and so sad to think we'll never see or hear him again

 

[Tongo]

Been off today and slipped the DVD on again and it still gets to me every time. Still so powerful and so sad to think we'll never see or hear him again

Strangely enough i just watched the video of the SPOTY presentation in 2009. Such an emotional piece. Seve looked so ill and the spark appeared to have gone from his eyes.

I havent got a copy of the dvd but will purchase a copy.