shureshot66
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- Aug 2, 2005
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Great stuff from his whole career.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/bryan-trottier-nhl-letter-to-my-younger-self/
You’ll walk in, introduce yourself, and say, with a straight face, “Listen Mario, you have to get healthy right away.â€
And he’ll look at you like, Yeah, of course I want to get healthy, you lunatic. I just had surgery.
But you’ll say, “No, really, you have to get healthy. We’re going to do this. We’re going to win the Stanley Cup.â€
Like I said, I know this seems a bit extreme. But you need to let him know you care. You need to let him know how much it means to you.
Your coach in Pittsburgh will be “Badger†Bob Johnson. Appreciate this man, because your time with him will be cut prematurely short. He’ll be the most positive human being you’ll ever meet. He will make you realize, perhaps for the first time, that you’re playing a kid’s game for a living. That every day at the rink is a good day, no matter what.
You’ll lose a game 7-1, and Badger will come into the locker room and say, “Well boys, eight goals tonight. But we scored the prettiest one. See you at practice tomorrow.â€
Hockey will be fun. When you go out on the road, Kevin (Stevens) will overtip every single waitress and doorman and cab driver. When they look at him in disbelief at the wad of bills, he’ll say the same line every time.
“Ah, come on, buy yourself a hot dog!â€
You’ll go into an elementary school in Minnesota to talk to the kids, and a third grader will yell out, in his little voice …
“Hey Bellows! You’re a superstar, Bellows!â€
And you’ll shoot the teacher a nervous glance, praying this kid doesn’t finish your now-semi-famous rant.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/bryan-trottier-nhl-letter-to-my-younger-self/