Andy Murray said winning the Davis Cup was more emotional than winning Wimbledon after he guided Great Britain to the team trophy for the first time since 1936.
Not since the pre-war days of Fred Perry and Bunny Austin had Great Britain's name been on the trophy but Murray's three victories in Ghent - including Sunday's straight-sets clincher against David Goffin - was enough to give his side a memorable 3-1 triumph over Belgium.
"I'd say that's probably the most emotional I've been after a win," he said afterwards.
"It's incredible that we managed to win this competition. I didn't know that would ever be possible. It's great."
The British No 1 admitted it might never get any better for him and his team-mates after their unexpected triumph and has urged them to enjoy the next few days.
"We'll all remember this year for the rest of our lives, regardless of what happens in the rest of any of our careers.
"Nothing may ever top this now. Hopefully we can win it again next year or we can go on to win Grand Slams and Wimbledon or Olympics and stuff."
By beating Goffin, two-time major winner Murray became the first player since the current World Group system was introduced to win 11 live rubbers in a season. The only point he was not involved in winning was the victory for James Ward in the first-round win against the USA.
He explained that the pride of playing for the nation under skipper Leon Smith brought out the best in him.
"I think the rest of the year when you're playing, you don't get atmospheres like that in any event that we play," Murray said.
"That's what happens when you get your country involved, people become more passionate. I think that's the same for all of the players, as well."
Reflecting on his performance which brought about the 6-3 7-5 6-3 win, Murray added: "I was pumped the whole match, right from the beginning right through to the end. The crowd obviously helped with that. I didn't really have any lulls in my level - maybe the game I got broken at the beginning of the third slightly.
"I just wanted to try and win that final point. Obviously to have won all of the singles matches I played this year is great. I'm glad I was able to help the team."
Victories over the USA, France and Australia took GB into the final and Murray picked out the quarter-final success over the French as the moment he really felt the team had a shot at winning the famous trophy.
"I think that was an incredibly tough match to win," he said. "They've got four guys that are in the top 20 in the world pretty much.
"They have a great team with a lot of top players. They made the final last year. Once we got through that, I really felt like we had a chance to do it."