John Kiely reflected on the Limerick hurlers' ultra-successful journey from humble beginnings on his watch after the Treaty men's All-Ireland final demolition of Cork at Croke Park.
And Kiely insisted his players were still on an "upward trajectory" after their latest shock and awe display on the big stage.
After a successful stint in charge of the county's under-21s, the 49-year-old took charge of the seniors in September 2016.
The following summer, Limerick lost to Clare in the Munster semis before exiting the championship at the hands of Kilkenny.
"It is hard to comprehend," said Kiely, as he reacted to his side winning back to back All-Irelands - and their third time to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup in four years.
"It just seems like yesterday that we had two championship games in 2017 and lost them both.
"We were facing into a winter of complete and utter, total soul-searching.
"We just managed to turn it around - there’s a great confidence in the group, there’s a great work ethic in the group.
"There’s a great capacity there, they seem to be able to push the boundaries of their performances outwards and upwards on a continual basis.
"They are very much on an upward trajectory at the moment and we just have to keep pushing the boundaries."
Kiely's side led Cork by 3-18 to 1-11 at half-time before going on to claim a 16-point victory in front of 40,000 spectators.
"It was a great performance, yeah, a performance we were building towards over the last couple of months." the Treaty supremo said.
"We got things right from the start in terms of our set-up, and we got our energy levels right.
"We started putting a lot of pressure on Cork ball coming out of defence and most of all, when we had the ball ourselves, we used it really well.
"And the lads up front were running mad into space and we were retaining the ball.
"Our accuracy was very high. We got into a flow and when you get into that state, it is very hard to stop."
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