Anthony Daly is one of the most respected and dynamic hurlers and managers of his generation. He has enjoyed success as captain of the senior Clare hurling team throughout the 1990s, and more recently as manager of the Clare and Dublin teams respectively. His playing career saw him winning two senior All-Ireland medals, three Munster provincial medals, and three All-Star awards. At club level, he holds five county club medals for Clarecastle, and a provincial medal in 1997. Daly managed the Clare senior team from 2003 to 2006, and was manager of the Dublin team from 2008 until 2014, culminating in Dublin winning the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 2013, for the first time in 52 years.
We predict the GAA world and greater public will love and embrace this book . . It is an exceptional book, surpassing even Jack O'Connor's marvellous Keys To The Kingdom as the most insightful, satisfying and complete account by a GAA manager . . Here is a book and a man brimming with honesty, humility and above all, humanity. Irish Examiner Sport book of the year. This is a refreshing departure from the string of paint-by-numbers autobiographies ... carrying the emotional weight of a genuine insight into one of the GAA's most fascinating and honest characters. A great story well told. Sunday Times (Ireland) Highly recommended. It is such an honest, truthful read. -- Matt Cooper The Last Word on Today FM One of the most thoughtful, engaging reads all year. -- Malachy Clerkin Irish Times