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Stephen Colbert on 'Wozilroy': "Breakups are the ultimate performance-enhancing drug"

July 23, 2014

Attributing the weekend success of Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki to their recent breakup is nothing new. But when Stephen Colbert tackles any subject on his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," he's bound to give a fresh take.

On Sunday, McIlroy won the British Open -- his third major, but first in nearly two years -- and Wozniacki won the Istanbul Cup, her first win in nine months. On Tuesday, Colbert noted that the two were in a "sixth stage of grief: winning an international sports tournament." He then declared, "Breakups are the ultimate performance-enhancing drug." Tiger Woods and others might disagree.

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