Jason Flynn will fulfil a lifelong ambition when he lines out in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final.
And what makes the occasion even more special for the young Galway sharpshooter is the involvement of two of his childhood heroes - selector Eugene Cloonan and full forward Joe Canning.
"As a young lad growing up - it's what you want to do - play in an All-Ireland final," he told RTE.
"I have about 50 All-Irelands played at home at the gable wall of the house. I was playing alongside Eugene Cloonan and Joe Canning and we won all those All-Irelands.
"The opportunity to work with the two of them (Cloonan and Canning) now is unbelievable. Eugene does great work with the forwards. He's been through it all and has never won an All-Ireland. You can always learn a lot from Joe, a super player, brilliant athlete."
Flynn acknowledges that Galway will need to reproduce their semi-final heroics against Tipperary if they're to dethrone Kilkenny.
"You are only remembered as one of the greats if you have that All-Ireland medal. We're in a final now, so there can't be any excuses. Hopefully, we'll have no regrets coming off the field on Sunday," he continued.
"I don't think too many counties would begrudge Galway an All-Ireland. Some of the work players have put in over the years has been unbelievable - particularly the older players like David Collins, Andy Smith and Iarlaith Tannion."