PEP GUARDIOLA says being in the locker room with the Europeans at the 2012 Ryder Cup will always inspire him.
The Manchester City boss was given the invite to Medinah by fellow Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal.
And he says the scenes he witnessed as the Americans were beaten in dramatic fashion will always stay with him.
Guardiola said: "I was a football player, I was so lucky, because it was an amazing experience, as a coach the same.
"We won prizes as football players, and as a coach, but always you remember not the prizes when you finish.
"You remember the time you spend you have fun in the locker room with the guys, and how many times you laugh.
"I don’t think I can compare the experience that I lived in Medinah in the Ryder Cup.
"I think it was the highest experience as a sports guy, I ever lived. I was so lucky that Olazabal invited all my family there."
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Guardiola can still recall vividly how the Europeans crumbled under the pressure on the final day.
He said: "The last round we were 10 points down, on the ropes, and following all the players, seeing the putting from two or three metres, the chipping, the putting.
"Then seeing the crowd in the USA how step by step - nine, eight, seven, six, five, four - in the last holes.
"It was really amazing, it was fantastic and I hope these three days, while I’m here in England,
"I can watch again this marvellous event. I am a big fan of golf and a big fan of the Ryder Cup and hopefully we can enjoy these amazing players, because all of them they are outstanding."
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