Feherty: "I saw one mosquito the whole time...it was at the bar at the Hilton drinking a Jack Daniels because I don’t think it trusted the water."

Erik Matuszewski of Forbes interviews David Feherty on a host of topics, including his time in Rio in a prominent role on NBC's broadcastsand his upcoming shows.

Feherty's take on the Games:

When tennis returned to the Olympics, there was a slow buy-in from the top players, with only two of the top-10 playing in 1988. Do you anticipate more of the world’s top golfers will look at this going forward, in Tokyo in 2020 and perhaps beyond, and say this is something we should embrace?

“There are a couple of things that will really make the difference. Word of mouth is one and scheduling is the other. The schedule will have changed by the time they get to Tokyo. I don’t think we’ll be playing three majors and this in the space of two months. I imagine it will be spread out a little better. Between that, the FedExCup (playoffs) and the Ryder Cup coming up, it’s a really tough spell, and not physically. These are tremendous athletes and they’re young, but there’s a mental strain to play in these four-day golf tournaments and perform at your best all the time. A lot of the decision — never mind the Zika virus, that was partly an excuse, I think. Hell, I saw one mosquito the whole time I was down there and it was at the bar at the Hilton drinking a Jack Daniels because I don’t think it trusted the water. So I think the next U.S. team will be harder to make because of that.”

Feherty has Bob Costas on tonight's show at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT. Turns out, Bob was once a bookie of sorts, but the story turns in a surprising way!