Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup winning-team landed at Heathrow on Tuesday as they returned to the continent with the coveted trophy.
Captain José María Olazábal hailed his team's comeback from 10-6 down at the beginning of play on Sunday as "extraordinary" as he claimed the drama of the final day of competition made him feel "alive".
The European team in fact came from 10-4 down at one point before Martin Kaymer clinched a remarkable win at Medinah by 14½ to 13½.
Olazábal told a press conference at Heathrow: "(Being captain) is difficult, in a way it's torture. It's really tough on your nerves, but that's the beauty of the Ryder Cup. It's a huge adrenaline flow and that's what we live for to be honest - the pressure, the tension, the adrenaline flow makes us feel alive."
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The Spaniard added: "I don't know if it's (the comeback) a miracle, but it's something extraordinary to be honest. We haven't seen that before. What the players achieved that day was just amazing. It's up to you to decide if it's the greatest moment or the greatest comeback in history but they (the players) deserve all the credit."
The captain has been inundated by messages of congratulation from the likes of Rafael Nadal and also the King of Spain. "He was, like me, pretty much over the moon," said Olazábal. "That was a nice one."
Olazabal confirmed he would not be looking to retain captaincy again, saying: "I can assure you that's going to be a no, period."
He claimed there were plenty of other worthy candidates, citing Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Paul Lawrie, Westwood and Padraig Harrington. "It would be unfair of me to just name one for the next Ryder Cup," he said. "All of them deserve that position."