Following his recent appearance on the Late Late Show, viewers hailed Jamie Wall as an 'inspiration' as he sat down to discuss his life with serious paralysis.
However, before the show aired, it appears that the Corkman made a funny promise to his mam never to slate anyone on a TV show.
During Friday's show, the Cork native was in the studio to discuss his life with serious paralysis after suffering an injury in 2014 that left him paralysed from his midriff down.
During his playing career, Wall was part of Cork's 2010 All-Ireland minor football team that lost to Tyrone and he also went on to play for three years with the U-21 team, while also claiming a place on the 2012 and 2013 U-21 hurling squads.
Since his career-ending injury, he's gone on to enjoy a successful career as a GAA manager both with his club Kilbrittain GAA and Mary Immaculate College.
While sharing his life story, Wall's positive outlook on life really resonated with viewers who hailed his approach and attitude as 'inspirational.'
However, after the episode aired, Wall took to Twitter to make a slight confession!
"As I drove to RTÉ I promised mam: “I’ll never again slate anyone on any tv program I’m a bloody nervous wreck” Thanks so much to Littlewoods Ireland GAA for the clobber, they turned me out ok, and to Ryan who is an absolute gentleman. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. Really enjoyed that," he said.
As for Wall's story, the Cork man's life changed forever on June 28th, 2014, three days after he had played in the Munster intermediate hurling final for Cork.
The talented young player suddenly began to lose power in both his legs. Doctors quickly found that an abscess had developed on his spine.
He suddenly lost the feeling in his legs, was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin for emergency spinal surgery, but unfortunately became paralysed from his midriff down.
"The whole experience was in and out of lucidity,” he told host Ryan Tubridy.
"One really lucid memory I have is, I met one of the surgeons, a guy from Letterkenny called Ciarán Sweeney, and I distinctly remember him saying 'we're going to walk and talk because time is of the essence.
"Just as we go into the operating theatre, I asked 'Are you going to make me better?' He turned to me and said 'we're going to do our best'. As the mask is going over you, you're like 'Oh crap. That's never good'."
Speaking a year after the injury that changed his life; Jamie said: "Before my dream was to win an All-Ireland, now my dream is to be part of a group of people who are looking for a way out of the wheelchair and a cure.
"I suppose that's my new All-Ireland. What motivates me is the thought of pushing boundaries and achieving. At the moment, my idea of achievement is very different from what I would have liked it to be. Like I say, my outlook on life hasn't really changed."
After the episode aired, one viewer said: "Jamie Wall is an inspiration to so many, he has gone through so much and still has a fantastic attitude and outlook. Great interview with him tonight".
"No surprise that Jamie Wall became a serious coach, (He's) a serious and inspirational fella!," another added, while another person remarked that, "Jamie Wall is the definition of a role model. Making the absolute best of a bad situation, going right to the top in sports in Ireland".
