1 Minute with Antrim Senior Footballer Patrick McBride

1 Minute with Antrim Senior Footballer ................ 

Name: Patrick Mc Bride

Club: St. John's 

Favourite Position: Half Back

Favourite Pitch: Corrigan Park

Hobbies: eating, ultimate frisbee with Pearce Donnelly and Dee McGarritty 

Childhood hero: Colm Cooper and Hugh Kennedy

Best Player you have played with: Declan Cregan

Best Player you have played against: Matthew Fitzpatrick when he played for St Galls

Best game you have been involved in: U21 Final vs Cregan and Antrim vs Laois 2015

Best game you have ever seen: Kerry vs Mayo 2014 and replay. 

Best trainer within the Current Antrim squad: Paddy McAleer, flying.

Worst trainer within the Current Antrim squad: Toss up between Stephen Beatty and Declan Lynch. 

Worst training drill: Any drill that I'm not in Stephen Tierney's team, only so many rib shots I can take. 

Best motivator within the Antrim squad: Sean Pat Donnelly

Pre Match meal: don't have one, But I always buy a packet of jelly tots for me and my big mate fitzy 

Any superstitions: None, not really into that. 

Favourite Song: Tom Petty - Free Falling

Favourite Film: Bravehart / Dark Knight

Favourite Holiday Destination: Anywhere sunny + New York

Favourite Drink: Gatorade

Favourite Meal: Pizza Fridays! Skinny kitchen on Boucher road is also lovely! 

Best advice ever received: Always try and be positive. Paddy Hannigan. 

Biggest influence on career: Family and the McGregors. 

Club Volunteer of note: Jim Gough, Stephen Millar and Colly Thompson are legends. And everyone that helps at juvenile level also deserve credit for their work. 

Song you listen to before big games: Bruce Springsteen songs. 

Most important skill: Kick pass

Biggest Strength in your game: Ball carrying

Area of your game you would like to improve: Ground game/ submissions. 

Which club do you like to see do well apart from your own: O'Donnells, stay loyal to the White Rock road. 

Which county do you like to see do well apart from your own:  None in particular, love watching Kerry but I like to see my mates doing well in other counties. 

Advice for youngsters: Listen to your coaches and always try and improve yourself. 

Young Player within your club to look out for:  Anna and Luisne Adams. 

Best thing about the GAA: Pat Hughes. And the friends you make along the way.