Pain of defeat drove on Connors
August 16, 2017
Cork's Alan Cadogan and Patrick Horgan with Noel Connors of Waterford during their side's All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash at Croke Park.
©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.
Having lost five All-Ireland SHC semi-finals, Waterford defender Noel Connors was determined not to lose a sixth.
Connors was part of a tight marking defence that laid the foundations for their win over Cork last weekend as they booked their place in their first All-Ireland SHC final since 2008.
Galway will be the opponents in the final and Connors stressed to the Waterford News & Star that losing was not an option last weekend.
"The reality is we probably worked a small bit harder and committed ourselves more on the day," stated Connors. "We've been in All-Ireland semi-finals over the last number of years and experience means a lot when it comes to this stage.
"There was 70,000 people there and you can't even hear yourself think. The experience is certainly something that you can't buy.
"This is a new team and a new Waterford. We'll do our best in the next three weeks to get across the line."
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