"At the end, I looked at my bench and found something in my heart."
For Flavio Cobolli, the faces cheering for him from the sidelines provided the extra impetus he needed as he fought to realise his dream of becoming a world champion.
The 23-year-old secured a historic third successive Davis Cup title for Italy by battling back from a set and a break down against Spain's Jaume Munar to seal a 2-0 triumph in front of an jubilant home crowd in Bologna.
Cobolli's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 victory, achieved two days after he confirmed Italy's place in Sunday's showpiece by winning an epic 32-point tie-break, followed Matteo Berrettini's 6-3 6-4 win over Pablo Carreno Busta.