Higgins: Connacht medal is something to be cherished
July 09, 2014
Mayo's Keith Higgins. INPHO
Facing Galway in a Connacht SFC final at MacHale Park is all the motivation Keith Higgins needs.
"From our point of view you're playing one of your biggest rivals here in your home patch in a Connacht final," he remarked to the Irish Independent.
"If that doesn't motivate you, nothing will. From our point of view it's a Connacht final and it's a ticket back to Croke Park and that's all we're looking at."
James Horan's charges are bidding for a fourth Connacht SFC success in-a-row while Higgins collection includes five provincial souvenirs.
"They're up there, the only one to the top them would be the U-21 All-Ireland," he added.
"But you are a county footballer, you're playing for your provincial title, the only thing you can win is your provincial medal so it has to be up there.
"You would like to be part of it. Honestly I didn't know until recently that the last time Mayo won four in a row was 1951.
"Every year, the Connacht final is one of the main goals. A Connacht medal is something to be cherished and we just want to win it, it's as simple as that."
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