In My Own Words: The Autobiography

One of the greatest GAA footballers of the modern era, Paul Galvin has enjoyed a brilliant and at times controversial career. Winning four senior All Ireland medals with Kerry and eight Munster championships, he was also a three-time All Star and 2009 Footballer of the Year. His inter-county career took off in the late 1990s, when he picked up a Munster minor championship medal in 1997 and another at under-21 level in 1999. But it was in the senior team throughout the 2000s that Paul came into his own. In a period defined by great rivalry with Tyrone, he became a key playmaker for Kerry, never failing to give his all in pursuit of victory.

Over the course of a career marked by courage, physicality and an intense passion for the Green and Gold, there were many glorious days. There were other days too, with controversial incidents that led to a number of suspensions, most notably in 2008, the year in which Paul also had the honour of being the Kerry captain. 2009 brought redemption. But 2010 presented new challenges.

In this fiercely honest autobiography, Paul offers – in his own words – a compelling, unflinching account of a career that has fascinated football fans for over a decade.

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In My Own Words: The Autobiography

One of the greatest GAA footballers of the modern era, Paul Galvin has enjoyed a brilliant and at times controversial career. Winning four senior All Ireland medals with Kerry and eight Munster championships, he was also a three-time All Star and 2009 Footballer of the Year. His inter-county career took off in the late 1990s, when he picked up a Munster minor championship medal in 1997 and another at under-21 level in 1999. But it was in the senior team throughout the 2000s that Paul came into his own. In a period defined by great rivalry with Tyrone, he became a key playmaker for Kerry, never failing to give his all in pursuit of victory.

Over the course of a career marked by courage, physicality and an intense passion for the Green and Gold, there were many glorious days. There were other days too, with controversial incidents that led to a number of suspensions, most notably in 2008, the year in which Paul also had the honour of being the Kerry captain. 2009 brought redemption. But 2010 presented new challenges.

In this fiercely honest autobiography, Paul offers – in his own words – a compelling, unflinching account of a career that has fascinated football fans for over a decade.

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In My Own Words: The Autobiography

In My Own Words: The Autobiography

by Paul Galvin
In My Own Words: The Autobiography

In My Own Words: The Autobiography

by Paul Galvin

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Overview

One of the greatest GAA footballers of the modern era, Paul Galvin has enjoyed a brilliant and at times controversial career. Winning four senior All Ireland medals with Kerry and eight Munster championships, he was also a three-time All Star and 2009 Footballer of the Year. His inter-county career took off in the late 1990s, when he picked up a Munster minor championship medal in 1997 and another at under-21 level in 1999. But it was in the senior team throughout the 2000s that Paul came into his own. In a period defined by great rivalry with Tyrone, he became a key playmaker for Kerry, never failing to give his all in pursuit of victory.

Over the course of a career marked by courage, physicality and an intense passion for the Green and Gold, there were many glorious days. There were other days too, with controversial incidents that led to a number of suspensions, most notably in 2008, the year in which Paul also had the honour of being the Kerry captain. 2009 brought redemption. But 2010 presented new challenges.

In this fiercely honest autobiography, Paul offers – in his own words – a compelling, unflinching account of a career that has fascinated football fans for over a decade.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473509740
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited
Publication date: 10/30/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Paul Galvin is among the all-time greatest Gaelic football players, and was a stalwart of the Kerry inter-county team from 2003 until his retirement in 2014. He also plays football with his local club Finuge, and hurling with Lixnaw. Galvin has won three All Star Awards and was Footballer of the Year in 2009.

Table of Contents

Foreword: What Are You Doing with Yourself? ix

Prologue 1

1 Penny Lane 5

2 School Days 16

3 North Kerry - Rebel Stronghold 26

4 Loosening the Limbs 31

5 Mad to Make It 35

6 Just Enough Education to Outperform 46

7 'Go in There and Work Like F**K… and Whatever You Do, Don't Kick the Ball' 55

8 What is Greatness? 60

9 Club Versus Country 75

10 Always a Way 86

11 A Life Less Ordinary 100

12 #Jostling 114

13 Redemption? 127

14 Cork v Kerry, Part I - Recidivist? 153

15 Cork v Kerry, Part II - All Over the Place 159

16 Alarm Bells Ringing 171

17 Fashionation 178

18 Rebellion? 186

19 The End of Something 193

20 The Start of Something 205

21 Defying Life 217

22 Leave on Time 220

23 The Media and Me 225

24 Disruptive Thinker 232

25 Life is a Funny Old Game 238

Epilogue: We Can't Start Again 242

Notes 247

Acknowledgements 249

Picture Acknowledgements 251

Index 253

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