Quickfire questions with John Courell

Quickfire Questions

Name:  John Courell
Club: Ballina AC  Age: 33
Occupation: Physiotherapist

Working from home or just at home?
Online consultations from home.

Strangest thing you do to pass the time?
Learning French on the duolingo app.

What’s the best thing about going nowhere?
Spending more time with my better half.

Best thing about social distancing?
Improving footwork skills in the supermarket when rapid social distancing is required.

Worst thing about social distancing?
No live sport.

Favourite song to wash your hands to?
My lovely horse - The Divine Comedy.

What’s your guilty pleasure TV show?
I’m Alan Partridge.

Which three celebrity guests would you invite to your Zoom party?
Ewan McKenna to instigate debate, Russell Brand for an alternate view, Conor Diskin for a Mayo view.

What’s your most prized possession at the moment?
My healthy right achilles tendon.

First thing you’ll do when the lockdown ends?
Go to a football match with my dad.

One old match you’d love to watch back?
Mayo versus Cork, All-Ireland quarter-final in 2011.

What do you miss most about training?
Haven’t stopped myself thankfully.

Coronavirus in three words?
Stop. Re-evaluate. Prioritise.