Henry Shefflin is getting bored of the retirement question.
The 10-time All-Ireland winner has made it clear that he won't decide on his inter-county future until Ballyhale's involvement in the club championship comes to an end.
He's now preparing for a St Patrick's Day date with Kilmallock but that doesn't stop people from asking the question.
"You know the answer to this, I have said it since September that I was going to focus on the club campaign," he remarked to The Irish Independent.
"To be honest I didn't think I would still be here in February saying the same thing but I think it's brilliant that I am in this position.
"It's very lucky for me and my club that we are still going."
He continued: "If I was very much struggling with the club and not at the pace of the game, everyone would know then what the answer is going to be.
"It's different when you're enjoying it. I'm injury-free. So I don't know.
"I'm really enjoying playing with the club. I've got a great buzz out of the club campaign.
"That might be because I didn't play much last year. It's a different environment being a sub. I don't think any of us like being a sub. If you get a feel for playing, you want to stay playing.
"We had a lot of games with the club since Christmas.
"I have played five or six matches already this year. The previous year, when I was injured, I hardly played five or six in the year."
As regards the Cats, Henry wasn't surprised by their opening round league victory over Cork.
"I actually fancied them. It's like anything, the underdogs tag probably suits most teams and it especially suits Kilkenny going down there.
"I think for all the lads involved . . . you had some established lads and you had some lads trying to break into the team.
"But I think more than anything else the lads have been training four or five weeks and hadn't played any game.
"So the lads were probably hungry for hurling. A lot of them were finished with their club so that's the way it came out in them.
"They were mad for hurling more than anything else, they weren't lethargic or slow and I think they were very much enjoying it.
"I think Brian would have let them just go and play and they performed very well.
"I think they were very hungry and that was the difference between the two teams. It was a great game. I think just that bit of hunger and work rate was the difference."
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