Luke Donald told RTÉ's Sunday Sport that he wants to replicate Tony Jacklin's record and guide Europe to Ryder Cup glory on both sides of the Atlantic.
Team Europe will head to Bethpage later this month looking to defend the title they won in Rome two years ago.
Jacklin guided the team to three consecutive titles, with a win at Muirfield in 1987 sandwiched between triumphs at the Belfry in '85 and '89.
And Donald told RTÉ Sport that this was part of the reason for his decision to come back and captain the team again.
"That was certainly something that went into the consideration of whether I would do this again," Donald said on Sunday Sport.
"I could have certainly easily walked away after having a great captaincy and everything really going to plan in Rome.
"But, as competitors, we always want to walk towards the things that are really challenging and that are tough. And we know how difficult it is to win away.
"That's motivating for me to follow in the footsteps of someone like Tony and try and create some history."
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The 12-man team will feature two Irish players, with Rory McIlroy an automatic pick in a history-making year, which saw him complete the career grand slam at Augusta.
Shane Lowry, meanwhile, was the first wildcard pick, thus confirming his third consecutive Ryder Cup appearance.
"I don't think it was the easiest thing [to pick]," Donald added.
"For a captain, these last few weeks are the most stressful of it all, other than the matches itself. A lot of people made a good push.
"There's a lot of good talent out there and it really says a lot about what the future holds for us, and how these guys really want to make the team; they understand the importance of the Ryder Cup.
"But, again, I had to look at the environment and the players we were going to play against. And these 12 have the most experience playing against these US guys.
"I think, ultimately, that was the reason why they're on the team. It's great to have so much continuity. I think it just happened to work like that.
"It also showed that the top 11 on our Ryder Cup points list are playing in that team. So in, in terms of how we set up the, the qualification system, I think we got it pretty right."
