There are many ways to tell a story.
Wonderful voices and commentary can get stuck in our heads, while images can live in that space behind our mind's eyes occasionally opening a door to a former time.
The team at INPHO photography have compiled their best images from the year so here are 10 which really showed the story of a remarkable 2014 in sport.
Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herity attempts to prevent the sliotar from going over the bar against Limerick in torrential rain at Croke Park ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
The Ireland team celebrate winning the RBS 6 Nations Championship in the dressing room ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Turkey's Yavuz Can sits in despair after failing to qualify from his heat of the Men's 400m in Zurich ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Ardscoil Ris' Stephen Fitzgerald celebrates at the final whistle of the SEAT Munster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final ©INPHO/James Crombie
Competitors and swans during the Liffey Swim ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Conor McGregor ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Leinster’s Brian O'Driscoll gets upended by Toulon’s Delon Armitage ©INPHO/Billy Stickland
Joe Ward (right) in action against Matthew Tinker (left) at the Irish National Elite Championships ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Sligo Rovers players celebrate on the rain soaked pitch at the end of the Setanta Cup final ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
A line out between Connacht and Edinburgh at the Sportsground ©INPHO/James Crombie
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