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# Genius Week

All time
'Had we lost that 2002 All-Ireland I would have emigrated'
'They love playing the game and they're four of the best that have ever played it'
'He was a very slight lad, and appeared unfit at times. Then all of a sudden, he'd get the ball and do a bit of magic'
‘The only time I got near George Best was in the queue for the jacks’
'Maurice was my favourite footballer, I'm in awe of the man and I played with him'
The man who didn't give a f**k
‘One of the greatest privileges of my life was training with Matt Connor’
'We were up 10 points and she just scored three or four goals' - battles with a 12-time All-Ireland winner
'He was almost poetic' - Gary Lineker tells us about Hugh McIlvanney's genius
'King Carlos' - Kiwi out-half Spencer was the greatest maverick of them all