IT’S ALL-IRELAND hurling final weekend and on Sunday, another winning captain will hold the Liam MacCarthy Cup aloft and be tasked with addressing the crowd and players below.
These are moments in sport that inspire and motivate all of us, living long in our memories. But for how long?
Take our quiz and find out just how well you remember the most famous GAA speeches.
"People of Galway, we __________." (Joe Connolly, 1980)
Have done it
Love you
Made it
"They said we're the _______ of hurling..." (Martin Storey, 1996)
Bridesmaids
Laughing Stock
Standing Joke
"No longer the _______ of Munster." (Anthony Daly, 1997)
Pushovers
Nearly men
Whipping boys
"This fantastic panel knows that _______ only exist in the mind." (Lester Ryan, as Gaeilge, 2014)
INPHO
Limits
Dreams
Goals
"Sam's for the _____." (Anthony Molloy, 1992)
Taking
Hills
North
"The _________ is over." (Richie Stakelum, 1987)
Wait
Heartbreak
Famine
“It lifts my heart to _________ to accept the Sam Maguire Cup..." (Dara O' Cinneide, as Gaeilge, 2004)
Heaven
Heavenly Heights
The sky
"It's a long journey from _____ to Cork, and from Cork to Croke Park." (Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, 2005)
Blarney
Fiji
Sydney
"See Yiz _________." (Bryan Cullen, 2011)
In Coppers
Next Year
After
"They compared Tyrone to the ________ – once we crossed the Border we had no power." (Peter Canavan, 2003)
British Police
British Army
Queen
You scored out of !
The Diehard
You're a true GAA fan and travel all over the country to support your county. Well played.
You scored out of !
Fair Weather Fan
There's potential there to improve.
You scored out of !
Newbie
You need a lot of improvement.
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