Joe

Now, welcome.

So I'm thrilled with our guest today, I have to say, because he has been hiding in plain sight for a long time now in Irish sport.

He's had a remarkable career when you list it all out, along with Billy Walsh over 20 years ago now.

Not to date us all, but he...

In many ways, pioneered the high performance unit that was so successful for Irish boxers subsequent to the Sydney Games.

Did that for five, six years, then worked at the Sport Ireland Institute, we'll call it now, from 08 to 17.

Again, putting various programs in place to try and...

Take Irish sport to the next level and then in the midst of it all words seem to get out that he was quite good because Jim Gavin came calling work with the Dublin footballers for 15 through to 19 give or take Liam Sheedy's hurlers the Cork hurlers various points including last year.

A couple of years at Leinster Rugby, London Business School lecturer and works in the business world through his business Uppercut and the Lions this summer.

I suspect a whole bunch of teams we don't even know that.

So I am, of course, talking about Gary Keegan.

Gary has given us his time today because he spoke.

This morning at the Benacol conference, it was a habit stacking event, which we all need in January, I suspect, where people heard about how tiny daily habits can lead to extraordinary long term results.

And so very happy to welcome Gary Keegan to the podcast.

Gary, good to have you on.

So.

You're described in various ways when I read about you.

Sports psychologist, which I'm not sure is strictly true.

Mental strength, performance guru, horse whisperer, you name it.

How would you describe yourself?