Pat Falvey: ‘I want to be a small cog in the wheel that gets Kerry to win an All-Ireland’

“Páidi Ó Sé said the difference between winning and losing at the top level ‘could be a grain of rice’. I want to be that grain of rice.” 

GETTING TO THE TOP: Newly appointed Kerry football performance coach renowned climber Pat Falvey wants to help to inspire and motivate players as individuals and then as a team moving forward as a unified force, to do their utmost best to be their best. Picture: Sally MacMonagle

Renowned explorer Pat Falvey hopes the lessons he has learned and developed in conquering the most inhospitable terrains will help inspire and motivate Kerry’s footballers in their quest for All-Ireland glory.

On Monday night Falvey was unveiled as the “sports performance coach” with Peter Keane’s senior squad.