liam mc hale 'the ego'

well lads lets give it a go talk about the ego in your county and club team

old98! wrote:well lads lets give it a go talk about the ego in your county and club team

As a Dub - toooooooooooooo many - and for no reason .........

i need more than that jayo you surely have an opinion of why they ALL have such an in flated opinion

GAA people not bad in this regard. Thank God Charlie B and George L never played for the Dubs ...........

"Joe Brolly is objectionable, and when he's blowing kisses he's highly objectionable.."

"Ego" can be wrongly confused with confidence. And much success in sport is dependent on confidence.

A fine example was when I lived in England and GB made the Davis cup final against a John McEnroe led US of A.

Mac was interviewed and asked his opinion of the outcome.

"We will win 5-0 said John"

All in the pub shouted "big head" or variations to that effect.

I asked well what do you all think? They all said "5-0 to USA"

The USA duly won, 5-0.

Ego? Confidence? Reality?

old98! wrote:i need more than that jayo you surely have an opinion of why they ALL have such an in flated opinion

Bocerty, confusing wine with roses and their timely ingestion, the weekend that's in it and all that, has risen a false hare here...Personally, i've never found McHale anything other than what you got, a fine, big strong all round lad, personable in victory, gracious in defeat and a valuable and loyal carrier of the green and red, be it in life or sport....

Shameful post from a Mod*.....

*Loyal wouldn'ta posted that....

Boxtyeater wrote:

old98! wrote:i need more than that jayo you surely have an opinion of why they ALL have such an in flated opinion

Bocerty, confusing wine with roses and their timely ingestion, the weekend that's in it and all that, has risen a false hare here...Personally, i've never found McHale anything other than what you got, a fine, big strong all round lad, personable in victory, gracious in defeat and a valuable and loyal carrier of the green and red, be it in life or sport....

Shameful post from a Mod*.....

*Loyal wouldn'ta posted that....

I agree. McHale was an excellent player and never had an 'ego' about him. Patrique puts it well-there's a difference between an 'ego' and confidence.

Really, the GAA is lucky that we don't have many players with egos. I can think of a few, but hopefully they'll grow out of it-if that's possible.