The legendary former Ireland centre was Lions captain in the last tour to New Zealand in 2005, but his series was ended in the opening minute of the first Test after suffering a dislocated shoulder following a spear tackle from Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga.
This year's Lions face six tour matches before the opening Test against the All Blacks on June 24, and O'Driscoll knows from experience that those games will be far from gentle warm-up affairs.
