Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo might have lost a lot of money to Jordan Spieth in golf, but that doesn't mean he's lost any respect for the golfer.

Romo recently wrote a short, three-paragraph tidbit about Spieth following his stunning collapse at the Masters. The Cowboys QB said that Spieth "exemplifies everything that's great about sports."

Spieth was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People.

"Jordan possesses rare competitive greatness that he somehow shuts off when the setting calls for it," Romo said in Time. "And his graciousness toward others is genuine and real. He is the standard by which our heroes should be measured.

"Enjoy watching this kid grow up. He will fail and he will succeed, but more than anything, he will make you remember what our heroes are meant to look like. On and off the field."

Click here to read Romo's full letter to Spieth.

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