Q. Boys, what an unbelievable battle. Rory, you've had some big matches in your time here at the Ryder Cup, but how satisfying is that win?
RORY McILROY: Yeah, hugely satisfying. It's Shane and I's first full point as a partnership. We got a half yesterday. Yeah, look, another blue point on the board. That's what we wanted to do. I'm so proud of this guy. He was with me -- he was there for me all day. I'm drained, to say the least, and he dug in big time when he had to.
I chipped in when I could here and there, but the credit goes to this man today.
Q. Shane, you exploded with the eagle on 4 and the emotions of the match just ran so high. How do you describe the intensity of what you just experienced the last few hours?
SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, it was intense. It was like something I've never experienced. But this is what I live for. This is it. This is, like, honestly, the reason I get up in the morning, for stuff like this. This is what I love doing. I love being a part of this team. I really want us to win this tournament.
But that's only a point towards victory. I think we still have a job to do. Obviously we have quite a big lead, but we need to keep the foot in the gas now and get over that line as quick as we can. Obviously I'm very happy and I'm enjoying this, but I'm going to go and cheer the boys in now and hopefully we can get a few more blue points on the board.
Q. Rory, you said Shane was there for you today. Did the crowds take it too far in your opinion?
RORY McILROY: Look, you know, when you play an away Ryder Cup, it's really, really challenging. It's not for me to say. People can be their own judge of whether they took it too far or not. I'm just proud of us for being able to win today with what we had to go through.
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