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Published 13:31 10 Jan 2023 GMT
Updated 14:29 10 Jan 2023 GMT
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"It's been his life and soul and in terms of a player, he just had everything. I used to mark him a good bit in training because I was wing forward, him wing back, so in terms of strength, speed, power, he was unbelievable. You couldn't beat him any way.
"And he trained the way he played, that was the thing about him.
"He showed no mercy in training. Do you know, he was as aggressive in training as he was out on the pitch and that's a sign of a savage player, that trains the way they play, and he definitely did that."
Meanwhile, Kerry defender Paul Murphy was also gushing in his praise of his former opponent.
"There was no end to him as a competitor," said the Rathmore man.
"Whatever, you'd throw at him, he'd relish it, he would come back for more. A big thing about his impact as a player was that he backed himself in those big moments, to take on the big opportunities at scores, and invariably he nailed them.
"He took on the job of marking one of the opponents' key players and do as good a job as nay would do on him. For Gaelic football in general, he's been a huge part of the last ten years.
"There is a lot of fitness required for what he was doing. Maybe it's a timing thing? You're picking your moments to break forward and then timing to get on the ball at the end of the move.
"Also, the style that your team plays, some styles are more suited to that. It's a difficult role but he made it look like we should all be doing it."
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Fergal Boland of Tooreen, Mayo, right, and Andrew La Touche Cosgrave of Monaleen, Limerick, pictured ahead of the AIB GAA All-Ireland Hurling Intermediate Club Championship Final, which takes place this Saturday, January 14th at Croke Park at 7pm. Now in its 32nd year supporting the GAA Club Championships, AIB is extremely proud to once again celebrate the communities that play such a role in sustaining our national games. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile[/caption]
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