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Anyone who knows Andrew Brunette will tell you that
this is a man who has always kept his feet firmly on the ground,
despite the fact that he has enjoyed a very successful career as a
professional hockey player in the National Hockey League. Even
though he has enjoyed all of the benefits that come from his career
on the ice, he is just at home on the golf course, at bat in a slo
pitch game, or hanging out at a fish fry with the “Valley Boys”
he grew up with in the Town of
Valley
East.
Indeed, if a stranger didn’t know who he was, they would have
trouble identifying the “N.H.L. player” in the crowd when he is
with his friends. That is just who Andrew Brunette is today and who
he has been all his life.
He just loves what he does! He loves the game of hockey
and has spent his life pursuing his dream. To him, hockey is his
career and he will continue to play the game as long as he can, but
he hasn’t let the game change who he is.
Andrew discussed some of his feelings and thoughts
about the game recently in a four-part video interview with Robert
Kirwan, True Sport Community Animator for
Northern Ontario
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During the interview, Andrew make it clear that having fun,
respecting your opponents and the game itself, trying at all times
to make yourself better and striving for excellence, and staying
healthy are all principles that are very important, not only to him,
but also to most of the players he has met during his long career.
“I don’t care what you are doing in life, if you
are not having fun, there is no amount of money that is going to
make you happy,” he stated. “You must enjoy what you are doing
and then everything else will take care of itself.”
Andrew touches on many different topics during the
interview which can be accessed by following the links below:
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