23. You regard your hurlers as fashion icons with their choice of footwear

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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

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20. You reckon you could take Paul Hession in a 100m sprint

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19. You know Pat Comer’s documentary ‘A Year Til Sunday’ off by heart at this stage

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18. You’ve been frozen watching games at the Sportsground more times than you care to remember

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17. But you always see passion by the bucket load from the Connacht lads in action

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16. You’ve had Tuam’s finest musical act play at your club’s dinner dance

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15. You’ve offered up vigils in the hope that Michael Meehan can stay fit

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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

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12. You become a sailing enthusiast any time the Volvo Ocean Race swings by Galway Bay

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11. You’re adamant Galway were wronged in the Keady Affair in 1989

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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

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6. This is where you venture for your pre-match and post-match carbs

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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

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Joe Cooney

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Joe Canning

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4. You’ve ran into famous faces over the years in Terryland Park

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3. You know the greatest legend in Irish rugby is this man

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Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

2. You thank Mayo people for the loan of this man for a few years

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1. And this speech and song from 1980 by the two Joe’s still brings a tear to the eye

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