The rugby legend opened up about making mistakes in the spotlight, losing sleep and the most stressful and difficult parts of captaining such a successful team at such a young age
Brian O'Driscoll has revealed that becoming Leinster and Ireland captain at such a young age caused him some stress and anxiety due to the pressure and demands of the role.
Speaking to Ryan Tubridy on his podcast The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy, he said he was frightened by some aspects of the job. "You’re living your mistakes in the public domain. I’ll always look at those young guys coming through now, you’re meant to do that stuff. Let them be, you’re trying to find out who you are and what personality traits you have," he said.
"It was about motivating them about what we were going to do the following day… this was my thoughts they were waiting to hear. Some of the hardest parts of the captaincy."
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