1998 - The announcement
I see it as a real challenge
1999 - The pain of defeat
On All-Ireland day there is never any argument. The better team will win on the day and that’s it
2000 - The first win
A team committed is very hard to beat
2009 - Four in a row
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This Kilkenny team is the best hurling team I’ve ever seen
— Nicky English
2014 - The sit down interview
I see this lately about the hardship of being an inter-county hurler or footballer. That there is no fun anymore. It confuses me. Because it’s voluntary, this whole thing. It’s a choice. So it doesn’t consume me because it doesn’t eat me up.
