"I thought it was so difficult to win last year because of trying to win the Masters and the grand slam. And then this year I realized it's just really difficult to win the Masters. I tried to convince myself it was both."
"I don't make it easy. I used to make it easy back in my early 20s when I was winning these things by eight shots. It's just hard. It's hard to win golf tournaments."
"I joked last year that I was going to try to find freedom in a quest complete, but I found myself unmotivated at times. The grand slam was not a fulfilling destination, only a momentary one."
Rory McIlroy faced significant challenges at Augusta National, struggling with a difficult position on the 18th fairway. Despite holding a six-shot lead earlier, he found winning the Masters to be a complex task. McIlroy acknowledged the difficulty of winning tournaments, contrasting his past ease with the current pressure. He spent weeks preparing for the tournament, realizing that the pursuit of a grand slam was not as fulfilling as he had hoped. His perspective shifted as he approached the anniversary of his previous win.
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