Donald McRae of The Guardian talks to Leinster's talismanic centre Brian O'Driscoll about his still insatiable appetite for success.
"On an ordinary Tuesday night in Dublin, after a relaxed meal at home with his wife, Brian O'Driscoll settles down in his chair. Yet it soon becomes obvious why O'Driscoll has been the northern hemisphere's most extraordinary rugby player for more than a decade. He might be rich and feted but the enduringly brilliant outside-centre is ravenous and driven.
"O'Driscoll does not linger over the fact that in the Six Nations last month, when Ireland hammered England, he broke a 78-year-old record for scoring the most career tries in the tournament. Nor does he waste time drooling over the dream of one last celebratory trophy before retirement.
"Instead, having committed himself to at least two more years of international rugby, O'Driscoll concentrates on the contrasting themes of ambition and doubt which he has controlled throughout his glittering career."
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