I think people questioned why I played the rookies on the first day. I thought if they were the players I thought they were, they'd be OK after one or two holes, and they did great.

[The matches were tied at eight each going into the last day - an advantage for the Americans because they have historically dominated the singles. Yesterday was no exception.] It's like a dream, ... They played their hearts out.

Beth will be a good calming influence and I thought they would make a great pair.

I'm not mad if people call me the modern-day Liz Taylor,

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.

It's a modern day slavery. It's a modern day apartheid when people here are being used for their work and they don't have any rights whatsoever.