Belief in themselves key for Kerry players

Kerry joint-managers Darragh Long and Declan Quill told their players that no summer holidays were to be booked until after the All-Ireland final

FAITH: Kerry joint-manager Declan Quill celebrates winning the league with Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

At the beginning of the year, Kerry joint-managers Darragh Long and Declan Quill told their players that the All-Ireland final was scheduled for Sunday, July 31 and so no summer holidays were to be booked until after this date.

Quill remembers well the bemused expression of several Kerry players when instructed to keep their diaries clear all the way through to the concluding day of championship action.