Making the most of his life's journey

Mayo News | Edwin McGreal

“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”
Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa VI

Trevor O’Sullivan last played Gaelic football as a 12-year-old in 1986. It would be the last time his life could be considered ‘normal’. He was a promising player, on the same Balla team as future Mayo stars Maurice Sheridan and Ronan Golding. But while Sheridan and Golding would go off and take to the field for their county, their teammate would have to fight an altogether different battle in life.
It’s a battle he continues to fight but he knows the clock is ticking. Instead of letting that get to him, Trevor O’Sullivan is making the most of life and, despite all his difficulties, says he wouldn’t change a thing. His experiences have made him and defined him. He’s infused with a determination to make the most of his life.
The problems began the night of his mother’s family’s reunion in Manulla one weekend in 1986. He asked to go home because he was feeling sick. What happened when he went to the bathroom at home remains vivid in his memory.

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