“Life gets in the way,” as my mentor Michael Farber once said.
actual life. Away from the arena, where incomes in the seven or eight figures mean nothing, humans live, breathe, clash, love, and hope, marry, have children, get divorced, become wealthy, go bankrupt, become sick, and eventually die.
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In other words, “athletes are a little bit human too,” as stated by Frankie Corrado.
As everyone else is. Human, vulnerable to the same pressures, amplified numerous times by the microscope trained on any person bold enough to lead the Canadiens in a city where team fervor verges on insanity.
For family reasons, Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis, who is now a superb hockey coach, motivator, and communicator, has taken an indefinite leave of absence.
Regretfully, David Savard disclosed that it concerns one of St. Louis’s three kids. That one cannot be taken back, and Savard already feels terrible enough without adding to it.
Coincidentally, I have three sons of my own. One time, I had to miss a big international event because I had to be there for one of them. It’s a wonderful job to travel the world reporting tales about the Olympics and World Cup, but occasionally real life interferes.
It was not always simple to prioritize family in the competitive world of professional sports, where personal and professional lives are always at odds. Not too long ago, taking time off to attend to a family matter would have been viewed as a sign of weakness by a coach or professional athlete.
Thankfully, that has now shifted. When Jonathan Drouin needed time, he took it. When Carey Price needed time, he took it. The Canadiens organization and the majority of fans backed both, as St. Louis will.
There isn’t a suitable substitute. first family. Have no family if you don’t think that. It’s okay if St. Louis requires ten days. He should have ten months if that’s what he needs. Furthermore, if certain narrow-minded click-baiters whine about the interim team coach, Trevor Letowski, being unqualified but only speaking one language, they should shut up about it because raising the matter will only add needless stress to the squad, the organization, and St. Louis.
