Mayo GAA: 'I honestly believed there was no way back' - Tom Parsons on being dropped, the horrific injury and making his peace with Sam - Independent.ie
![Tom Parsons on Twitter: "**What a Player - Leader - Mentor for the Green & Red @Alan_Dillon ** You will be missed. Enjoy Retirement my Friend 💪 https://t.co/eqiHuxUyJa" / Twitter Tom Parsons on Twitter: "**What a Player - Leader - Mentor for the Green & Red @Alan_Dillon ** You will be missed. Enjoy Retirement my Friend 💪 https://t.co/eqiHuxUyJa" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPtb7VnXUAAYfMO.jpg)
Tom Parsons on Twitter: "**What a Player - Leader - Mentor for the Green & Red @Alan_Dillon ** You will be missed. Enjoy Retirement my Friend 💪 https://t.co/eqiHuxUyJa" / Twitter
![Springboks legend Jean De Villiers reached out to Tom Parsons after his horrific knee injury | SportsJOE.ie Springboks legend Jean De Villiers reached out to Tom Parsons after his horrific knee injury | SportsJOE.ie](https://img.maximummedia.ie/sportsjoe_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvbWVkaWEtc3BvcnRzam9lLm1heGltdW1tZWRpYS5pZS5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tXFxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8yMDE4XFxcLzA5XFxcLzI4MTkwNTAwXFxcL0RlLVZpbGxpZXJzLVBhcnNvbnMuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjc0MCxcImhlaWdodFwiOjQxNixcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LnNwb3J0c2pvZS5pZVxcXC9hc3NldHNcXFwvaW1hZ2VzXFxcL3Nwb3J0c2pvZVxcXC9uby1pbWFnZS5wbmc_aWQ9NjVjZDMyZTI1YzUzMDdmNjVhZWRcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiZTFmMTNiMTZjY2FjMjdiNTcwNzcwYjAyNzBkNjUxZGYxY2MyZDIwMCJ9/de-villiers-parsons.jpg)
Springboks legend Jean De Villiers reached out to Tom Parsons after his horrific knee injury | SportsJOE.ie
![Tom Parsons determined to play for Mayo in 2019 Championship despite suffering potential career ending knee injury Tom Parsons determined to play for Mayo in 2019 Championship despite suffering potential career ending knee injury](https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/10/1515872-e1538815859499.jpg)