Ireland defender Darragh Lenihan is refusing to get ahead of himself as he attempts to move a step closer to his childhood dream.
The 29-year-old Middlesbrough and his team-mates head into the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final with Coventry on Sunday knowing they could be just three games away from the Premier League.
Head coach Michael Carrick has told his players that they cannot afford to look any further ahead than the 90 minutes at the Coventry Building Society Arena, but Lenihan is well aware of what is at stake.