Bosc Ulrich II
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 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: Yzerman, Wings duped by father faking son's illness |
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http://proxy.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3218517
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| Its sounds like a fairy tale. Steve Yzerman, the legendary hockey hero, reaches out to Braxton Davis, a sick little boy. Think you've read this story before? Bet you haven't. |
There's assholes out there who will manipulate people, even their own kids, for their own means. We also live in the days of so many me-first athletes. Then there's people like Stevey Y:
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A few months after that conversation with Hahn my phone rings. The caller ID reads "BLOCKED." It's Yzerman. I tell him the whole story. "Really bizarre," Yzerman says, without sounding angry or frustrated. In a way, his calm makes sense. Yzerman began his career with one of the worst teams in NHL history. And though he lifted that club into the playoffs, he was nearly shipped to Ottawa, then asked to play second fiddle to a flashy Russian. Over the years he rehabbed from crippling injuries and, by the end of his career, needed to prop himself up on the ice with his stick. But who ever saw Yzerman angry? Who ever saw him give up?
"I'm not going to stop reaching out," Yzerman says. "Actually, I think I might do it more often."
And the little boy?
"Braxton is a nice young boy who seems to have been manipulated. I hope he can realize he did something wrong. It's not too late for him."
The true story of the hockey hero and the healthy little boy begins now. |
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