For a man who has fought his nerves for years, he said he had no explanation for how he managed to do it.
Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic fought back nerves in a contentious opening set to defeat Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Abigail Spears of the United States, 7-6 (5), 6-3, in the mixed doubles final of the United States Open on Friday.
They came by plane, train, and automobile, fought some nerves, endured some ups and downs, but in the end were exposed to a host of eyeballs and launched successfully.
And while admitting to some pre-fight nerves, he was also clearly relishing the opportunity to pit his wits against all comers on any subject.
The hour-long show cut between hip-hop and traditional Philippine singing and dancing, before Pacquiao took to the stage to assuage their pre-fight nerves.
Ogogo, who has said he wants to become one of Britain's greatest ever middleweights, showed few first-fight nerves, and did not stop spraying jabs on to Gray, who was more content with focusing on hitting Ogogo's body.
Fighting his nerves, he opens the door.
Fighting through nerves, sticky feet, and legs heavy as wet hay, the world No. 1 picked apart Henin's game at the most crucial moments of the match for a gritty 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory on Rod Laver Arena last night.
You and your friends should be brave and fight such nerves and fear bravely.
Even as he fights these nerve-racking battles, the 61-year-old entrepreneur is giving shape to his legacy.
