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Sidney Crosby: Taking the Game by Storm

by Gare B. Joyce (Goodreads Author)

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Dgintosaurus said: " check point 2
Something thats really stood out to me when reading "sidney Crosby: taking the game by storm" is crosbys success and seriousness about the game at such a young age. i think this could very well be attributed partially to the hockey cult check point 2
Something thats really stood out to me when reading "sidney Crosby: taking the game by storm" is crosbys success and seriousness about the game at such a young age. i think this could very well be attributed partially to the hockey culture in canada. i would compare it to football in america, but that wouldn't be doing it justice, in canada hockey isn't a game, its a lifestyle. a cliché saying that if true about anything, its this. Crosby holds so many records as "the youngest player to..." more than anyone else in hockey. when i was a kid, i merely played for fun, although i was serious about winning, its nothing like crosby his motivation as a youngster to improve his game and take it to the next level is astonishing, but yet somehow i partially contribute it to his heritage. not to take anything away from his hard work or determination, but hockey is canada's bread and butter, its what their best at, its in their blood and if i read this whole book and they never mentioned he was from canada i think i could've guessed first try.
another thing that really surprised me is how often Wayne Gretzky is mentioned in this book. although its not just like they're brining him up for no reason, they are comparing Crosby to the best player ever to put on skates. to have your name thrown around with Wayne Gretzkys is an accomplishment not many people will ever achieve. when
Gretzky was asked if he thinks anyone will ever break his scoring records, he only said one name, "Sidney Crosby, he's dynamite" if thats not miraculous enough, Gretzky said this when crosby was only 15 years old. To have Gretzky say that about Crosby when he was only 15 is unbelievable, clearly Gretzky sees in him what everyone else did. anyone can achieve a skill level equal to crosby, but you cant teach what makes Crosby good, a sixth sense that arguably only he and Gretzky ever had. so far the constant comparison to Gretzky is by far the thing thats stood out the most for me, it makes me wonder if Gretzky will ever be considered number 2 ...more "

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