Q. Has it been extremely demanding? Q. So how can you brainwash your mind? S.G. I don't analyze whether people today accept it as an excuse or not. I'm not saying that it is. I'm saying I do all I can. As I said, TaylorMade Rac Black TP Wedge, in that PGA I hit a great shot for the 15th that hits the flag, goes in and out coming to the hole and finishes two or three meters away, and I miss the monkey putt. That could have changed everything. They are curiosities. I have often thought about success and that things happen for any reason. Q. What can you do for Borriol, the 3rd division football team? S.G. I like him mainly because he understands what he wants. Occasionally he helps make mistakes with his statements but he frequently says what other people today would never dare to say. Which says a lot about his personality. It does not necessarily mean it is the complete truth but also it may not be politically correct, but he's open about what he wants. Ads by Google Q. What's left for the kid of 1999? Q. A whole lot more than ten million years at the top, fifty majors in a row, 17 top 10s in majors, you were world No 2. Have these achievements been undervalued? Q. And do the people around you point out your mistakes? S.G. It really was a shame. I prefer to analyze why people say but there had been four or five who were causing trouble and I lost my temper and told them to go and stick it... And which is not going to do me any good. I'd rather not give angry people the chance to piss me off. Q. Have you ever considered seeking psychological help? S.G. Yes. We are always striving for perfection but you need to live in the moment. There are moments of great pressure. S.G. I'm Player-President. I have always loved football. About seven seasons ago a group of friends, my family and myself decided to carry our world team and give it a little a whole lot more prestige with the PING G15 Driver, a little a whole lot more class, to ensure that people today could get benefit from it more. I look for sponsors and raise money so we can hire players. S.G. Yes, I have considered everything. I met a (female) partner who was a relaxation therapist and that helped. But you need to think about these things and quite frankly I have never been particularly in favor of that kind of psychological help. I have been able to cope without it. I do not think it is for me although it helps some passionate gamers a great deal. Q. Are you currently self-critical? S.G. I talk to myself, in my head, in relation to possibility. I hype myself up and try to give myself confidence. Which is all a psychologist or possibly a therapist can tell you: believe in yourself. I tell myself the same thing. If I'm not feeling good, it is harder. S.G. I got fed up with golf, there's no doubt about that. They are tough times and anyone who says they've never gone through them is lying. There are always tough times when you think: "If only I did one thing differently." The most important way would be to surround yourself with many people. For those who are alone, it is a whole lot more difficult to get through those human times. S.G. The things I have to be annoyed about include getting close to the people today who actively go out of their way to support me. I'm a a whole lot more peaceful person now but I have always worn my heart on my sleeve. It is the way I am. I'm Spanish, I'm passionate and it shows. I am feeling myself just a little bit better and I give the game of golf its proper importance, no more. S.G. Yes, always. Sergio Garcia dedicates his victory entirely to Seve Ballesteros. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie Q. You haven't won a major. Are you still aiming for that? Q. Do you consider quitting the game? Q. What have you learned? Q. Can you have any regrets? S.G. No. Almost everything happens for a reason and you need to learn from these things. I'm maturing. It might have taken me longer than expected to mature, and not just for the game of golf course. You start realizing things. It is a little complicated mainly because I travel a great deal and although I have friends, I'm semi-alone. Q. How can you end up being disillusioned? Q. Does it bother you that they still call you El Niño? Sergio Garcia using the Castellón Masters trophy. Photo Eoin Clarke Garcia ended a three-year victory drought when he romped to an 11-shot victory in the Castellón Masters on Sunday. And right after dedicating his victory entirely to deceased Seve Ballesteros, the 31-year-old Spaniard sat down with Juan Morenilla of El País to reflect on who he is, where he’s been and where he’s going. It will be interesting to hear what Rory McIlroy has to say if he reflects on the first twelve years of his career in 2019. S.G. No. In the pursuit of the morning I need to please myself. Everyone would like me to win every single event but that wouldn’t be a great thing. As a player, possibly it can be a lot about it wouldn’t help me get a girlfriend. You learn from your mistakes. Two or three times in my career things could have been different but a lot more for factors of success than something else people today may say. All I can do is give my all and hope it is enough. Q. Getting the exact Madrid fan, what do you think of Mourinho? S.G. I cannot go to bed thinking: "And if I had done that perfectly..." from the 2007 Open, every single time I see that putt in my mind, I see it going in. I hit it exactly the way I wanted and for the crowd I wanted. I can see it going in but unfortunately it didn't want to drop. From the playoff things didn't go my way. I hit 3 or 4 very long putts that didn't want to go in. Then from the 2008 US PGA, in which Harrington beat me too, for the 16th my approach went a little wild and to the water. But I'd have to hit that shot the way he hit [into the bunker left] afterwards which made the luck to hole a very long putt. At times like that you do whatever you think is right. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. S.G. If I can, I'm in Castellón a bit. I was born right here and I like it here. From the US I do and that's about it. If I have time, I spend time at my home in Switzerland in Crans-Montana. It is so relaxing. I love the tranquility, taking walks. You don't see a soul. I also do cross-country skiing. My family are into snowboarding but I give it the respect it deserves! S.G. It never bothered me. I was very active when I started and I was the big new thing. It all came together. Now there are more Niños. I have always liked the nickname. I'm appreciative of it like I love my favorite golf clubs. S.G. Yes. If I started, Titleist Golf Bag, definitely. I actively worked closely with them, especially Chema. They helped me a great deal at the start, when I was a lot more of a juvenile. Later, I had my own adventures and everyone lives life in a very different way. Someone could tell me one thing that may help me but I have had to adapt it to my own being and my way of living. Sergio Garcia: I'm very appreciative of almost everything I have achieved, not just from the twelve years I have been a professional but also as an amateur, which people forget. I'm excited again. I have regained the desire to play the game with the R11 fairway wood. I want to get back to where I think I belong. It is just a little like, not being reborn, but coming back to life again. I have been through two complex years off the course. They've been difficult but many years at the same time. They've helped me to learn a great deal about myself, not just in golf, but on a personal level. Q. You talk about luck. Isn't that an excuse? Q. Where can you live? Q: Your broke through in 1999. What do you see if you look back? S.G. As I said, that does not affect me in the slightest. I have come close to winning three. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be for whatever reason. That's life. There are people who get a chance, almost everything works out for them and they win. There are people who have 6 or 7 chances, like me, but unfortunately you come across a Tiger or possibly a Harrington, or someone does something specific that leaves you in second place or just on the edge. S.G. A lot of things. My personality, the way I play the game, my passion. Which is all still there. Of course, TaylorMade R9 460 TP Driver, I'm a lot more complete now. If I was 19 I thought that the game of golf was the only thing in my life. S.G. Yes, for a while yes. I thought I'd take a long break, six weeks or possibly a year, but there were still a lot of things I needed to do and I couldn't just leave it just like that. I have always been competitive, even if my mind wasn't in a very good place. I went out to give it 100% but I couldn't keep it going. If things started to go a little wrong, I cracked and I lost the will to fight. Q. What's been missing? Q. What about Ballesteros, Olazábal and Jiménez. Do you ask them for advice? Q. Why did you stop trying Twitter? S.G. We are back to the same thing. People would say: "If you don't qualify for that Open, will you do everything within your power?" Well, yes, mainly because I like to compete but not mainly because it is going to be my 50th major. Records do not affect me. I'm not just a player who chases records. 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