Tomás Ó Sé : I went as hard as I could for as long as I could

Whatever challenge threw itself up on a football field, I always worked diligently to ensure I was ready for it.

That was ingrained in me. If you worked hard and trained hard, you were never going to be afraid of anything that was ahead of you.

So I can’t really know if I’ll regret retiring from football because there’s not much you can do to prepare for the day when you’re no longer a footballer. ‘Former’ is a word I’m going to have to get used to seeing a lot of.