'I was really contemplating quitting': Weight comments almost drove Kerry's Mikey Boyle out of game

A confident Mikey Boyle of Kerry, who hit five points from play across Kerry’s two group games, believes his side will come out on top on Saturday in the Joe McDonagh Cup against Westmeath. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Kerry hurler Mikey Boyle has revealed that he contemplated quitting the inter-county scene following comments about his weight in the aftermath of last December’s Joe McDonagh Cup final.

One prominent GAA podcast host was among those to pass unflattering comments about Boyle’s weight following the county’s defeat to Antrim at Croke Park.