Kilkenny's Kelly Long NAME: Kelly Long DATE OF BIRTH: 4-1-79 WEIGHT: 10st CLUB: Lisdowney COUNTY: Kilkenny NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): County U18 (winner with Freshford club); County U21 (winner with Freshford club); County Senior (winner with Lisdowney club); Leinster Senior (winner with Lisdowney club); Ashbourne Cup and League winner (winner with WIT 1999); Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland 7s with Lisdowney TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Nowlan Park HOBBIES: All types of sports FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: My sister Natalie FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Angela and Ann Downey (Lisdowney) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Reaching All-Ireland Final with Kilkenny BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing All-Ireland Club Final 1997 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Linda Crenna (Lisdowney) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Change rules to match hurling DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Do not support ladies sport the same as they support the men DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Brother Dennis Long PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Celine Dion FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Merde!' PET HATES: Smoking FAVOURITE MUSIC: Celine Dion FAVOURITE FILM: GI Jane WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Build a leisure centre PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Tax man IDEAL DATE: William Looby HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: A player that did well for my club Lisdowney and my county Kilkenny Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 14th April 2000 Vol 10 No 15 Tweet

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