**In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary
career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and
stories that inspired him.
**
From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky
rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of
legend. Dubbed "The Great One," he is considered by many to be the
greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game
than he has--but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he
saw.
For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like
to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him:
mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving
together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on
the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he
himself figured in the dreams of so many who came after; takes us onto
the ice and into the dressing rooms to meet the friends who stood by him
and the rivals who spurred him to greater heights; shows us some of the
famous moments in hockey history through the eyes of someone who
regularly made that history.
Warm, direct, and revelatory, it is a book that gives us number 99, the
man and the player, like never before.
