The Player's Voice - Ep. 19: Lee Keegan, the chase with Mayo, fatherhood and managing burnout

Host Alan O’Mara gets inside the mind of Lee Keegan on this week’s episode. The Mayo legend reflects on his GAA journey to date and explains how becoming a father has widened his perspective in both sport and life. Lee talks about the frustration of appearing in, but not winning any, of his 7 All-Ireland final appearances and chats about his plans for the 2023 season. He discusses the challenges of physical and mental burnout, changing the culture in Mayo GAA and how much he has benefited from engaging with the GPA and going back to college to develop himself as a leader and a person. This podcast series is brought to you as part of BEO 360, a GPA programme that empowers inter-county players across 4 key areas - life skills, wellbeing, dual career and transitions. Please go to beo360.gaelicplayers.com to learn more. Our host Alan O’Mara is a Performance and Wellbeing coach with sports and business leaders around the world. Learn more about his work at www.realtalks.ie