"It was better than the Hudson," the pilot said.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Exactly like what someone else said, this landing is nothing more than some sparks and a higher maintenance bill... the Hudson landing was in the water, what an idiot for comparing himself to the Hudson landing..
Lacking full context I would still suspect that the pilot was not bragging but rather wryly commenting that he would much rather do a partial gear up landing than ditch in th Hudson any day...