'Walking off the 18th tee not knowing where my ball was. That was the moment of greatest stress'

An abridged version of Rory McIlroy's considered reflections to the media after becoming the fourth golfer in history to win back to back Masters at Augusta

MEET THE PRESS: Masters champion Rory McIlroy at his post-round media conference: 'I think of all the big sports, it's the most challenging mentally.' Pic: Benjamin Gilbert/Augusta National/Getty Images

Q. Rory, the tee shot on 12, can you just take us through what you were trying to do, and if that was the line you were going for, what club you hit?

RORY McILROY: It was in off the left. That was where the wind was. I waited -- this is going back to one of my first-ever practice rounds here. I played a practice round with Tom Watson in 2009, and he said to me on the 12th tee he always waited until he felt where the wind should be and then just hit it. You know, just hit it as soon as you can.