It's been difficult to grasp. Mentally, it has been challenging as a coach.

The job as a coach is difficult.

The hearts of men reject what they cannot mentally grasp.

It's definitely mentally challenging to run in the rain. I went out really hard and certainly paid in the last mile for that. The sixth mile is why people say this is such a tough course. I'll take this (victory) rain or shine.

As a golfer, you feel like you're perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it's very difficult.

Mentally and physically, this has been the most difficult, most exhausting, most frustrating season I've ever had. Being an Astro my whole career, I felt the same way about this team that a lot of people did, that this was the year we'd get through the playoffs and into a World Series. And I felt that I was letting the team and the city down.