Sheedy insists his Tipp second coming wouldn't have happened unless he could fully commit to it.
Nine years on from guiding the Premier County to All-Ireland glory and then stepping away, Sheedy has repeated the trick and his team are preparing for Sunday week's All-Ireland decider with Kilkenny.
"There’s no point in getting involved with the team unless you believe you can do something," said Sheedy, who returned after Michael Ryan stepped down after the disappointment of Tipp's early championship exit last summer.
"And I wouldn’t have stepped back into this arena unless I felt I had the energy for it, and unless I felt I had the support of (his employers) Bank of Ireland, and the support of my own family.
"I had all those boxes ticked, and that allowed me to go and give it my full commitment.
"But to be honest I haven’t ever felt as good and refreshed as being out on the field with the players, on the Tuesday and the Thursday."
Meanwhile Sheedy, who has no injury concerns for the Cats clash, claimed it was vital to Tipp's fast start to the championship that the clubs only played one game in April.
That wasn't the case in 2018, when the Premier crashed out at the end of the Munster championship.
"You're flat out in the league and then you come straight out and into the championship," said Sheedy, who was speaking at Tipp's All-Ireland press briefing last night.
"You lose your first match and you're on the back foot straight away. You do need the get your full focus.
"I would've felt those few weeks before the Cork match were vital to us, really important.
"I've a really good working relationship with the board. But it's hard to get the balance right.
"There is more work to be done and I don't think the club and inter-county fixtures are synchronised yet.
"You have to ask yourself over time is it sustainable that you play one club match in April and then you have to play numerous matches.
"The overall calendar needs further work."
Sheedy also said he had real no issue with the prevalence given on the Sunday Game's analysis of Tipp's gripping All-Ireland semi-final win over Wexford to the sweeper and systems debate had by Donal Og Cusack and Derek McGrath.
"Personally, the timing of it… if it was on after the match had been analysed, I don’t think it might have come in for such negative commentary.
"But look, Donal Og and Derek are two really, really strong hurling men. Everybody has their own style when they go in to the studio.
You’re encouraged to bring your own style, and be your own person".
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