Derek McGrath: Ballygunner has produced some brilliant teams, but this team is different

Paraic Mahony wrongly proclaimed that 'nice guys win nothing'. Nice guys can be compassionate, giving and ruthlessly driven

Ballygunner players celebrate after the Munster club final win over Kilmallock. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

“Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are skilled in both planning and adapting and need not fear the result of a thousand battles: for they win in advance defeating those that have already lost.” 

- Sun Tzu, The Art of War