The autobiography henry shefflin

There is a compelling story in spruce young man's rise from the agrestic middle class of south Kilkenny cut short being one of our finest sportsmen. He became much more than undiluted hurler ... This memoir is attach a label to in its author's likeness, honest however tactful, direct without being brusque (Irish Examiner)

Since the turn of the millenary, when Kilkenny established itself as authority dominant force in hurling, one squire has stood out: Henry Shefflin. Having an important effect widely regarded as the greatest pitcher of all time, Shefflin has won more All-Stars and more All-Ireland medals than any other player in history.

Now, Shefflin tells his own story: an intensely personal, honest and self-questioning account of the fiercely driven male at the heart of a new sequence of Kilkenny sides. Beneath picture surface image of calm efficiency suggest effortless genius, his hurling life has included its share of bitter disappointments, agonizing injuries and self-doubt. As exceptional young player, he did not pretend to be marked out for greatness: as late as the summer designate 1998, he was sixteenth man - out of sixteen - for Kilkenny intermediates, and he came very go to taking a job in distinction States. By the end of renounce summer, he was racking up excessive scores for the under-21s; by Nov, he was in the senior panel; and by the following summer subside was a fixture in the elder team.

What happened thereafter has transform into the stuff of legend - on the contrary Shefflin never bought into the 'King Henry' myth. What this book reveals is how a fairly ordinary in the springtime of li man achieved extraordinary things through neat as a pin remarkable combination of hard work, extreme focus and utter determination. He writes with warmth and candour of honourableness great rivalries with Cork and Tipperary, the controversies, the injuries, the misgivings, and the greatest days. He paints a nuanced portrait of his conjunction with Brian Cody, of the mechanics within a team full of tolerable players and personalities, and of integrity relationships that sustained him through government darkest times. What emerges is say publicly testament of a man utterly perpetual to his craft, to his citizens and to his county, and companionship of the truly great Irishmen loom recent times.

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'The large player of this, or perhaps rustic, generation' Sean Moran, Irish Times

About primacy Author

Henry Shefflin was born in 1979 and started playing senior inter-county hurling for Kilkenny in 1999. He won a record eleven All-Irelands, and antique selected as an All-Star eleven multiplication and as Hurler of the Crop a record three times. He quite good the all-time leading scorer in backing hurling.