What he did in front of the players in his very first meeting 14 years ago in Sheephaven Bay was establishing the ground rules from the start - it was going to be Donegal against the world
It's a meeting that has become mythologised. Gone into in detail in three different books. Given prominence on an RTE documentary.
Sure, Donegal had a poor 2010 season but, a year earlier, they'd been in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, beating good Derry and Galway teams along the way. "Look at so many successful people, look at Michael Jordan...it was very clear when he did 'The Last Dance' documentary. Look at Tiger Woods, because I know him a bit,'' said McGinley.
"What they all have in common is a chip on the shoulder. About being undermined or ignored or disrespected. "I think Jim has certainly harnessed that. Look at Donegal, and its isolation. The north don't want them and they're too far away from Dublin. They don't even have a bloody train station. McGuinness took time out in the run-up to tomorrow's All-Ireland semi-final with Galway to do some reflection this week.
"I particularly like Tramore because you have to earn your reward, it’s two-and-a-half kilometres over the sand dunes to even get to the beach. Like in life, you have to earn that reward.
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