![]() ![]() It's important to note this because the US Open has a "stepladder" format, meaning that the lowest seed has to defeat seeds No. Pete Weber entered the event as the lowest seed. It puts Weber's win and famous quote in a different light, an aspect that got lost when the video first went viral. The 2012 tournament was Pete's chance to both pass his father's record and become the only bowler to hold five US Open championships. Dick had four US Open championship titles in his career, the most any bowler has ever had until Pete tied his record in 2007. Seven years before the event, Dick Weber - a Hall of Famer, a PBA founding member and Pete's father - passed away. This was Pete Weber's chance to pass his late, great father's record. This is what made me appreciate Pete Weber's finest moment even more: 1. ![]() By the grace of the Professional Bowlers Association and their YouTube channel, you can watch the whole thing, too: The first time I saw this video, I had little context for what happened - I knew Weber won the championship match in a bowling tournament, that he had a lot of energy in him when he won, that he dropped a "goddamn it," that he flubbed a braggadocious, nonsensical victory quote and that I couldn't stop laughing the first time I heard "Who do you think you are? I am!" But it wasn't until I watched the whole event that there was actually more to love about this moment than I thought. ![]() It's a lot funnier if you write the quote in all caps and without punctuation, like it's a tweet from a weird Twitter account. Technically, the quote has punctuation, but Weber says it like it doesn't. When you hear it out loud, it makes less sense, and it'll even cause a laughing fit. When you read that quote, it makes little sense. 26, 2012, in a fit of victorious rage after he'd won his fifth US Open title. Those eight magical words were dropped by pro bowler Pete Weber on Feb. ![]()
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