Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh is as hungry for success as ever.

As The Cats prepare for Sunday's Leinster decider against Dublin, the former Hurler of the Year warns Anthony Daly's men that they are not comfortable in the loser's corner:

"People probably think that after winning so much that it makes it easier to lose, but it actually makes it harder because you're so used to winning.

"We're after losing the All-Ireland final and the league final and they're not nice places to be.

"When you're winning, it's easier to train; you come back every year more confident. When you lose, it's harder because you're so disappointed.

"We'd be hoping that it might give us that bit more hunger though because we'll be that bit fresher.

"Any sports lad will tell you that when you're beaten by a person or a team that you'd like to play them fairly quickly again. We have a great chance in the Leinster final to play Dublin again.

"They have beaten us two out of the last three times we played them. It gives us a great chance to prove that we're still up for it." Tweet

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