23. You regard your hurlers as fashion icons with their choice of footwear
Pic: INPHO
22. You know the Galway media lads – Murphy from Milltown and Frehill from Kiltormer – can play a bit of ball
21. You point out the first step on route to becoming a Galway footballer is to enrol at St Jarlath’s
Pic: INPHO/Donall Farmer
20. You reckon you could take Paul Hession in a 100m sprint
Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
19. You know Pat Comer’s documentary ‘A Year Til Sunday’ off by heart at this stage
YouTube: Conor Ryan
18. You’ve been frozen watching games at the Sportsground more times than you care to remember
Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
17. But you always see passion by the bucket load from the Connacht lads in action
Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
16. You’ve had Tuam’s finest musical act play at your club’s dinner dance
15. You’ve offered up vigils in the hope that Michael Meehan can stay fit
Pic: INPHO/Mike Shaughnessy
14. You’ve seen Joe Canning produce tekkers like this since he was playing U10 for Portumna
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13. You have tried and you have failed to combat playing on a windy day at Pearse Stadium
Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan
12. You become a sailing enthusiast any time the Volvo Ocean Race swings by Galway Bay
Pic: INPHO/IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race
11. You’re adamant Galway were wronged in the Keady Affair in 1989
Pic: INPHO
10. You love the fact that no one showed more emotion than a Galway man when Katie Taylor won Gold in London
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9. You think this flick by Kevin Broderick leads to the greatest hurling point of all time
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8. And the greatest football point of all time is all about Michael Donnellan’s run from deep
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7. You study the form carefully in Ballybrit at the end of every July
Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
6. This is where you venture for your pre-match and post-match carbs
5. If his Christian name is ‘Joe’ and his surname begins with ‘C’, then chances are he’s been your favourite Galway hurler at some stage
Joe Connolly
Pic: INPHO/James Crombie
Joe Cooney
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
Joe Canning
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
4. You’ve ran into famous faces over the years in Terryland Park
Pic: INPHO/Mike Shaughnessy
3. You know the greatest legend in Irish rugby is this man
Pic: INPHO/Patrick Bolger
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
2. You thank Mayo people for the loan of this man for a few years
1. And this speech and song from 1980 by the two Joe’s still brings a tear to the eye
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