But after having watched Woods shoot 66-67, Nicklaus was as gracious in talking about his heir apparent to the "best golfer in history" title as he always was when he finished second in 19 majors.
He was gracious about Romney, talking not only about his challenger but his father, the former governor of Michigan.
He comes across as George Smiley if he were a Southerner — gracious, reluctant to talk about himself, with iconoclastic opinions just below the surface.
(No big surprise that the most gracious late-night talk show host, Jimmy Fallon, was raised here).
But Rather always tries to be gracious, and he did talk about it.
On our visits, she not only extended a gracious welcome but also talked to customers throughout dinner, making sure everything was going smoothly.
Gracious as ever, Howard talked at length about the the neurological disorder that was diagnosed when he was 11 years old and that he kept secret until this year.
While the stars that we interviewed were nothing but gracious, the more we talked to them the more we realized that the glory days of the business, and by extension the awards show, were long since past.
When negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks in this gracious Alpine city wake up in the plush surroundings of the neo-baroque Beau Rivage Palace Hotel, they can gaze from their balconies at the inspiring sweep of Lake Geneva.
Gracious and funny, Ms. Heigl talked about her struggle to balance work with family.
