Sacrifice built Cummins’ big-day resilience

As sacrifice becomes more of an ugly word in inter-county Gaelic games, former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins has preached the benefits of players giving up aspects of their life to try and achieve success.

Cummins has no hesitation in saying that sacrifices, such as giving up alcohol for a time and avoiding chocolate, gave him an edge.

“It’s like putting diesel into a petrol engine, full stop,” he said about alcohol at the recent GAA coaching conference.