Book description
For Tipperary hurling, defeat in the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final
was heartbreaking.
For Lar Corbett, it was devastating.
Then again it has never been a straight road for the three-time
All-star and 2010 'Player of the Year'. Deemed not good enough to play
for Tipperary at minor level, he was nineteen before his unique talent
was identified by Nicky English who gave Lar his chance in the
All-Ireland winning squad of 2001. But this success was to be followed
by years of despair as Tipperary hurling floundered, managers came and
went, and a recurring hamstring condition left his career hanging in
the balance.
The turning point came in 2007 with the arrival of the 'dream team'
of Liam Sheedy, Eamon O'Shea and Michael Ryan. Encouraged to play more
freely and to exploit his explosive pace, Lar soon became one of the
most lethal forwards in the game. His three-goal blitz against
Kilkenny in the 2010 All Ireland final is the stuff of legend.
Following defeat in the 2011 All-Ireland final, Lar stepped away
from the game in February 2012 but was ultimately persuaded to return
for the championship. Then came the disastrous semi-final where
tactical changes kept Lar largely out of the game and provoked
unprecedented criticism from media and fans alike. In All In My
Head, Lar offers a unique insight into what happened on that day
and over the turbulent year leading up to it.
This honest and revealing autobiography is a must-read for all fans
of the sport of hurling.
Lar Corbett was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, in 1981 and joined
the Tipperary senior hurling team for the first time in 2001. Over the
course of twelve years' involvement at senior inter county level, Lar
has won two All Ireland medals (in 2001 and in 2010), two National
League medals, and four Munster championship medals. He has won three
county club championship medals with Thurles Sarsfields. He has also
been an All Star on three occasions and, in 2010, was named Hurler of
the Year.
