tournament and that was really the end of it. but, you know, it s a bigger story than that. and then one of the greatest tennis players in the history of the sport, billie jean king. how she felt when she beat bobby rigs in that battle. sexes. i still wake up in a cold sweat thinking i have to play that match. oh, thank you, god. thank you for letting me win. the challenges she faced coming out. i didn t get comfortable in my own skin until i was probably 51. and my surprising connection with her. i was a ball boy at wimbledon. no way. this is piers morgan tonight. we were talking about rory mcilroy s record-smashing victory at this year s u.s. open. he was 16 under par, the lowest score in tournament history. he s only 22 years old. rory mcilroy joins me now. rory, as a fellow irishman, thank you. you re welcome. for coming to america and beat them at their own game in their own backyard. yeah, it no, what can i say. it was it was one of the best
sweat thinking i have to play that match. oh, thank you, god. thank you for letting me win. the challenges she faced coming out. i didn t get comfortable in my own skin until i was probably 51. and my surprising connection with her. i was a ball boy at wimbledon. no way. this is piers morgan tonight. we were talking about rory mcilroy s record-smashing victory at this year s u.s. open. he was 16 under par, the lowest score in tournament history. he s only 22 years old. rory mcilroy joins me now. rory, as a fellow irishman, thank you. you re welcome. for coming to america and beat them at their own game in their own backyard. yeah, it no, what can i say. it was it was one of the best weeks of my life. everything just sort of came together at the right time and, you know, it was a great win. i mean to come to america and win the u.s. open is a feat very few ever achieve outside of america. what do you think it takes to be a winner? when it actually com