In the hours before she met the Mayo team for the first time, Niamh Fitzpatrick cried her eyes out with the lifeboat crew who had pulled her sister’s body from the water. In her work as a sports psychologist, Niamh Fitzpatrick preaches the need for “absolute attention to the most minute detail”. I cleaned myself up and went to meet the Mayo team for the first time. Stephen Rochford with his Mayo team in 2017. I am still so proud of that 2017 Mayo team.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2021 06:56 UTC