TIGER WOODS: Because I was - what do you mean, a few months ago? What was a few months ago, exactly?
Q. This year, January - all right. December?
TIGER WOODS: Which one? (Laughter).
Q. Let's say December?
TIGER WOODS: December, because I wasn't at a right place for it. And in January, I was in rehab.
Q. You've talked about the importance of your therapy and the rehab and that process. Was there a time prior to that that you thought you needed therapy and you gave some consideration of going to rehab -
TIGER WOODS: No.
Q. And you tried to quit whatever -
TIGER WOODS: No, I was not in that position. I was not in that frame of mind. I was not in a place where - I had not hit far enough on the bottom to make myself look at what I've done and what I was engaged in, and not until then; and once that happened, then I went to rehab.
CRAIG HEATLEY: We are going to take three more questions, ladies and gentlemen.
Q. Are you planning on playing in The Ryder Cup this year?
TIGER WOODS: Well, as of right now, I'm not on the team, am I? (Laughter) I'm not on the team point-wise. So I have a long way to go.
Q. Would you like to play?
TIGER WOODS: Would I like to play in it? If I qualify.
Q. After what you've been through in the last five months, what do you think some of your thoughts are going to be on the Thursday on the tee, and how tough is it to come back from the ACL?
TIGER WOODS: That first tee, I'm looking forward to it. I haven't looked forward to that tee shot in a long time, not like this. It feels fun again. You know, that's something that's been missing. Have I been winning, have I been competing, have I been doing well? Yeah, I have. I've won numerous times the last few years but I wasn't having anywhere near the amount of fun. Why? Because look at what I was engaged in. When you live a life where you're lying all the time, life is not fun. And that's where I was. Now that's been stripped all away and here I am. And it feels fun again.
Q. What was tougher - this or ACL?
TIGER WOODS: I would have to say this emotionally and the ACL physically by far.
Q. What are your thoughts on your playing partners this week, any extra pressure they might be under?
TIGER WOODS: You know, of all tournaments, I think this is the one tournament where it's not as bad. The media is not allowed inside the ropes. You don't have like at the U.S. Open and British Open, we have over a hundred people inside the ropes that are moving around.
It's going to be a lot more at ease this week than most weeks, so I think that most of the guys - if there's one week that you would rather have a pairing with me, considering the circumstances, it would probably be this week.
CRAIG HEATLEY: Tiger, as I said earlier, we are delighted to have you back. Good luck this week.
TIGER WOODS: Thanks, Craig. Thanks, guys.
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