Galway's David Forde NAME: David Forde DATE OF BIRTH: 25-6-81 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs BOOT SIZE: 10 1/2 CLUB: Clarinbridge Hurling Club COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 All-Ireland Minor, 1 Railway Cup, 1 County Vocational Schools, 3 individual schools, 1 National Hurling League NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Played Vocational Schools football for Galway TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Stephen Lucey (Limerick) FAVOURITE FOOD: Chocolate HOBBIES: Golf, hurling, squash NOMINATE WORLD'S LAZIEST PERSON: Myself MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: I went to do an interview with RnaG after All-Ireland Minor Final and forgot I wasn't able to speak Irish FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Cooney, Fergal Healy, John Leahy SPORTS LEGEND YOU MOST ADMIRE: Michael Jordan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Last year's club championship with my own club FAVOURITE OLYMPIC SPORT: Wrestling FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER: Mickey Mouse IDEAL DRINKING COMPANY: Cathal Coen and Derek Forde GAA GRIPES: I don't think GAA players should be out of pocket and we shouldn't have to pay into matches FAVOURITE ACTOR: Nicholas Cage WHAT FILM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO STAR IN: Star Wars - The Phantom Menace FAVOURITE BOOK: Charlie's Chocolate Factory FAVOURITE MUSIC: The Beatles WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: I'd probably spend the money IF YOU HAPPENED TO CHANCE UPON A TIME MACHINE, WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN: Croke Park 1980 All-Ireland Final day DREAM BATHTUB COMPANION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As an honest, quiet, unassuming guy with great hurling ability HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED: A deceitful, loud, proud guy who was a crap hurler Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 21st July 2000 Vol 10 No 29 Tweet

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