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Published 09:10 21 Sept 2021 BST
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"And you forget yourself," he says.
"It's just part and parcel of it. It's just what supporters do; it's what fans do. For Mayo being there seven times in the last who many years, that's tough on them players. On a number of them that were there for the first time, some of them three times and some of them seven."
McGeary, who many are tipping for the Footballer of the Year award, touched on the sentiments of Theodore Roosevelt's famous 'Man in the Arena' quote in his praise of the Mayo men.
"Take off your Mayo hat and stand back for a second," added the Pomeroy Plunkett's man.
"Seven All-Ireland Final defeats for some of them - that's not easy. And it's not, then, nice to be criticised after trying your best, management or players.
"They were the pace-setters and trend-setters for a team that can continue to achieve at a top level. We were always quarter final, first round or semi final, over the last number of years. Mayo have been back, and back and back all the time.
"That's credit to those players. That's some resilience, to do that, regardless of what anyone has to say about management or individuals."
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