Na Fianna midfielder Brian Ryan said he would forever remember his side becoming the champions of Ireland and proving their worth after a dominant All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship final after a 2-23 to 0-20 victory over Sarsfields at Croke Park.
It's been a steady rise for the north Dublin club this decade, competing in a first county final four years ago and winning it two years later.
Defeat in the Leinster decider last year by a single point left plenty of scars but also gave inspiration for this campaign.
For Ryan, it led to the type of performance years in the making.
He told RTÉ Sport: "I feel like nobody really respected us even though we won Dublin and got to a Leinster final. We wanted to prove we are the best.
"Our coaches were saying if we're at our best we can beat any team in the country. At 90% we can lose to anybody but today was the peak performance we were aiming for all year. We ascended the mountain that we were trying to ascend all year. We got to the top, it's beautiful."
Limerick-born Ryan brushed aside any talk of rising to a prominent role in the county set-up.
Having failed to do that during such a spell of success, he is savouring this victory even more.
"I am an adopted son. It's a bit different for me because I didn't play for Limerick in those finals.
"I went to college with a lot of lads so it wasn't like I was coming into a completely new team. I was very good friends with a lot of lads. In fairness it is a credit to them and the club. It's like a country club in the middle of the city.
"It's like a family. I think it's showing now with the celebrations now. It's the best day of my life and it's probably the best day of a lot of the lads' lives here in the club. It's unbelievable.
"I'll enjoy the next week. I have the out of office on in work. I won't be seen for a week. I'm just going to cherish this because these are the best days of our lives. I'm going to remember this forever."
Liam Rushe has been front and centre of Dublin hurling for many years, having transferred to the Mobhi Road club from his own St Pat's of Palmerstown outfit.
He was delighted to see the efforts of different generations involved in Na Fianna get their day in the sun.
"I don't think Yeats could put into words what it means. It's fantastic. You can see, thousands of people here, my nephew from Clare did the march from Mobhi Road all the way down. He absolutely loved it. It's such a welcoming club, it's fantastic.
"It takes a village to raise a child as they say, but these lads didn't walk out of the womb hurling. There is so many people in the stands today who put years and years in. I'm obviously a blow-in but it's just great for them to get the reward of days, weeks, months and years on the pitch or coaching. It's just great to be able to give back to those type of people."
Manager Niall Ó Ceallacháin will now bring his expertise into the county set-up with a wonderful platform to build on.
Rushe is hoping it will be big benefit to the county to hold the All-Ireland club champions.
"Any win that brings the profile of hurling in Dublin is a boost. You can see the energy, we almost had to stay away from the club the last month or six weeks because there was such an energy," he said.
"There is so many people want to wish you well and get involved and it's distraction, but it's great to see. Lads going around Glasnevin, Mobhi Road, Phibsborough with hurls in their hand. It's great to see again, no more than when Cuala did it a few years ago, it gives a boost."
