The McGuinness mantra: Commit, focus, believe, achieve

Only this week, I was reminded why Jim McGuinness’s first All-Ireland title as coach of Donegal was much longer than two seasons in the making.

The McGuinness mantra: Commit, focus, believe, achieve

Fourteen years ago, while still a student in IT Tralee, he convinced Seamus Moynihan to bring him to Kerry training one night in Killarney.

This was unheard of, but the pair were footballing colleagues on that Sigerson Cup-winning squad, and they’d have Mike Frank Russell, William Kirby and Barry O’Shea for company.

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