Playing With Fire
Oct 2009 · Triumph Books
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In Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface, and drinking, drugs, gambling, and girls ultimately derailed a career that had him destined for the Hall of Fame. Fleury shares all in this raw, captivating, and honest look at the previously untold story of one the game's greatest heroes.
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4.7
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Matthew Walaszek
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June 12, 2015
Great read! Theo really comes out and reveals a lot. Once you start you will not put the book down until it is finished.
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Михаил Тагилов
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January 6, 2021
Что сказать об этой книге? Ставлю 5 звезд за откровенность. Хотя надо понимать, что Тео в своей автобиогрфии открыл не все, а лишь то, что невозможно скрыть. Через всю книгу проходит мотив, как в подростковом возрасте его обидел тренер. Понятно как и куда. Мать его долгие годы принимала психотропные средства, отец бухарь. Трудное детство. В этом он ищет причину и оправдание своему пристрастию к выпивке, наркотикам и промискуитету. Здоровье у Тео было истинно олимпийское, хватало сил на все. Жизнь у всех складывается по разному, из песни слова не выкинешь, но хотелось бы больше почитать именно о хоккее, спортивной составляющей НХЛ.
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About the author
Theo Fleury won a World Junior title, a Turner Cup, a Stanley Cup as a rookie with the Calgary Flames, and later a Canada Cup and an Olympic gold medal. A former player with the Colorado Avalanche, the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Blackhawks, he is now a motivational speaker and businessman. He lives in Calgary, Alberta. Kirstie McLellan Day is an author whose screenplays and books include the true-crime novel No Remorse: A Father's Murderous Rage; Under the Mat (the Diana Hart story); and Above and Beyond, a biography of cable magnate J. R. Shaw. She writes two weekly entertainment columns for the Calgary Herald and is the CEO of Pyramid Productions Inc., a film and television company. Wayne Gretzky is a former professional ice hockey player generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League.
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