Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame that same year. In Wayne’s early years he spent countless hours on the ice, honing his talents as a skater, shooter and passer. As a result, Gretzky often played in leagues that catered to older boys. The age and size differences between Gretzky and his competition mattered little. In his final year of peewee hockey he scored an improbable 378 goals.
Gretzky commonly said, “You’re guaranteed to miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take” ("Wayne Gretzky Foundation"). This shows Gretzky’s positive outlook on life because it means that you can’t be afraid to reach your goals, because you will never achieve them unless you try. Although Wayne Gretzky was a great player on the ice, his actions of kindness and humbleness are what he is most remembered and honored by. Wayne Gretzky’s contributions are shaped by his father’s motivating attitude, his family, friends, and even the media. Therefore, Gretzky was able to have an outstanding hockey career and be a role model off the ice, leading to the creation of the Wayne Gretzky Foundation and the active role he plays in charity.
My dad once told me a story about a pitch magician, who scored two most popular goals ever in one game. I remember dad telling how hard he laughed at Russian football commentators at that game. I always was sort of one-of-the-boys kind of girl, who knew what an offside was. Strangely, I never liked Diego Maradona, just didn't respect him for that Hand of God/Hand of Diego trick, but it was really interesting to watch Emir Kusturica's movie. Not only because he is one of my favorite directors, but also to explore El Pibe de Oro closer.
I can understand the body checks to a certain point, but a full on fight is not necessary to the overall game. The spectators lose sight of why they are truly watching hockey: because they love the sport. They love the game. Before watching another hockey game we should ask ourselves why are we really watching, because we want to encourage our team or because we want to see Kovalev beat up
I remember the first NHL game I went to. The crowd was ecstatic every time someone got laid out or a scrap broke out. The feeling I had in that arena was surreal. If violence and fighting was taken away, so would the feeling of warmth and bliss you get from moments like that. With violence and fighting in a hockey game the game is better to watch.
The feel of being down and the beams from the lights on the ceiling getting heavier as the game continues or the feel of being up down and feel the dense pressure from your teammates as they cheer for you to stop the opponent from scoring. The game I will never forget. February 2, 2012 was a day I would never forget. Walking in to the gym I see the boys Loma Linda Junior Varsity team playing against the Arrowhead Christian Academy JV boys team. Seeing the difference in the score came to the conclusion that the game I was going to play would be easy.
A team formed of college kids represented the U.S. at the 1980 Olympics. They seemingly did not stand a chance against the Soviet team. Led by their ambitious coach, Herb Brooks, the team was able to overcome a 3-2 deficit in the third period and they defeated their Cold War rivals. Mike Eruzione scored the winning goal. He never played in an NHL game before, which makes the victory even more miraculous.
The rest of the day we could just go have fun and ski or snowboard which ever you preferred. Every year I would just sit in the lodge and watch everyone else because I was too embarrassed to let anyone know I didn’t know how to ski or snowboard. In December of 2010 I decided that I wanted to learn how to snowboard since it would be my final winter there and I wanted to snowboard at least once before I left. It was Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 I asked a good friend of mine Ty “Dude you wanna go hit The Hill”, that’s what we called Dry Hill. “You know it, just let me text the wife see if she is cool with it” he said.
He always thought I’d go far, but here I am unemployed going through dozens of jobs not sticking to any of them and back at home. My brother Happy and I were dreaming big, we wanted to sell sporting goods. The Loman brothers together again doing what we love playing ball just like we did at school. I knew what I would do I’d go see Bill Oliver my old boss, he always admired me I was his favorite salesclerk. We told our father our idea and he was so excited he knew we’d make it.
This has lead to rumors and various sponsors of his; such as Nike, Anheuser-Busch, and Trek Bicycle Corp. to drop him as an endorser of their products. He now has lost his career, millions of dollars, and many of his fans, but it’s only going to get worse. He is already battling numerous lawsuits, so the road ahead for Armstrong seems bumpier than ever. Substance Abuse To begin, his career which was as inspiring as they get has lost its appeal. An athlete who battles cancer, and comes back to win 7 consecutive “Tour de Frances” isn’t as special if in fact he was on illegal substances that enhance performance.