Paul Galvin: I had to adapt to survive

Paul Galvin has revealed his Kerry career would have ended a lot earlier had he not changed his style of football.

The 34-year-old, who hung up his boots on Saturday, admitted he would have been forced to retire years ago had he not sacrificed his all-action, abrasive game for a more considered approach.

“I suppose I was just kind of all or nothing in the way I went about it,” Galvin told Today FM’s The Last Word. “I had to change tack then along the way. You have to be smart to try and stay ahead of the game.