Canada is home to approximately 36 million people of all different backgrounds, races, upbringings and skills. Throughout history a many have stood out in their sports accomplishments so here are a few Canadian Sport Heroes and their accomplishments:
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I grew up on a street with mainly boys and my mom just said, if you want to play, go out and play. She’s a very strong-willed lady, and she said, just go ask. One day I went and asked if I could play, and I was the youngest so they fired me in net. I wore all these balls, but I wanted to play so I stood in the net. Then someone else moved on the street who was younger than me so we put him in net. I don’t think I ever thought about being the only girl – I just liked to play, and I don’t think they ever saw me as this girl coming to play with us.
Ashley Stephenson
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Kurt Browning skated to the “Casablanca” soundtrack at the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czech Republic 1993, winning his fourth and final World Championship title.
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NAZEM KADRI
London, Ontario 1990-
Nazem Kadri is one of few few muslim hockey ice hockey players, and the first muslim to be drafted to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in London, Ontario, Kadri started playing hockey at the ripe age of 4. Working hard from a young age, Kadri began his career in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers, and then got traded to the London Knights, and played in the Western Conference. After the completion of the season Kadri was drafted seventh overall, first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but then got cut, and returned back to play for the Knight’s in the OHL. In the 2007 winter games he played for Team Ontario winning a gold, and represented Canada in the 2010 World Junior Championships, winning silver. He was also called up on emergency to play after 2 Leafs’ forwards got injured, in 2010, but didn’t register any points. He returned back to the London Knights, his hometown team, and was included in the Leafs’ last round cuts, but was sent to the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies for the beginning of the season. In November of that year Kadri was called by the Maple Leafs and achieved his first ever NHL point. In 2011 he scored his first NHL goal playing against the Boston Bruins, and was named to the 2012 AHL All-Star game. He started training harder and in the 2013 season made the starting roster for the Leaf’s opener against the Canadiens. That game he scored the first goal of the season for the Leafs, and was named the game’s first star. In February he scored his first career hat-trick, in May his first Stanley Cup playoff point, and 9 days later his first playoff goal. Then in September of 2013, the Maple Leafs signed Kadri with a $5.8 million contract extension.
Although Kadri has said to not have any issues on ice with trash talking in regards to his religious beliefs, he still, no doubt, has came across harsh comments. In the 2010 preliminary round of the World Junior Championship Kadri refused to shake hands with a swiss player, causing a great deal of attention to be put towards him. He didn’t elaborate too much on the reason why, but did admit to hearing the player use an ethnic slur. He went on to justify that in such big games people did lose their composure, so he didn’t fully blame the player, but didn’t feel the need to shake his hand. That logical and forgiving nature, paired with his easygoing character is one of his many keys to his success. Kadri is a prime example of perseverance. Even if he was denied many times to play up front for the Leaf’s he kept on working towards his passion, and even if people were bound to drop comments on his background he went on with determination, brushing off negative remarks.
Nazem Kadri should be remembered for his determination, obstinacy, and grit for continuing to work towards his passion despite the opinions of those around him, in regards to his capabilities. He should be celebrated as a representation of faithfulness to his aspirations and admired for his achievements as a multicultural player in a society where having a different belief can cause problems. Kadri is a representation to aspiring players that being told no isn’t ever the final answer if you don’t want it to be, and that determination can take you a long way.#GoLeafsGo.
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If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that’s what this Olympic medal represents.
Clara Hughes
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My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
Bobby Orr
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RICK HANSEN
Port Alberni, British Columbia 1957-
From a young age Rick Hansen was passionate about sports. At 15 years he was thrown out of the back of a truck and paralyzed from the waist down- being unable to walk ever again. Some would think this would be all there needs to happen in order to discourage one from sports, but not for Rick. He was recruited to the Vancouver Cablecar wheelchair team, and in 1976 joined the University of British Columbia. In 1987 he graduated from the University and became the first ever person with a disability to earn a Physical Education degree. From 1979-84 Rick tried his hand in track and won 19 international wheelchair marathons, 9 golds at the 1982 Pan Am Games, 4 world titles, gold and silver in the 1984 Paralympic Summer Games, England, and gold, silver, and bronze in the 1980 Paralympic Summer Games in Holland.
Rick didn’t let his physical disability keep him from reaching his full potential and hindering him from being his natural athletic self. His jovial and vivacious character played a big part in his success as an athlete, by keeping him seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and the better side of every situation. His competitive nature, and perseverance with his situation, led him to believe that sports was able to bring people of all backgrounds, abilities and races together, creating inclusive and healthy communities and inspiring youth to be the best that they can be. This was no doubt one of his mantras as a kid growing up a paraplegic, and a contributing factor to his success in life.
Rick was thrown into a situation that even adults find hard to get through, at a very young age. He had to deal with life’s new challenges and did so with his head held high, a light heart, and passion to keep doing the things he loved. Although he couldn’t experience the world like he had set out to do at as a kid, he was able to find new ways to do the things he loved and set new goals and dreams. He still played sports, did what he loved. He accepted his condition with a dedicated nod of the head and went out to raise awareness about it. Rick Hansen not only changed the way people perceived those with disabilities, by the Man in Motion World Tour, where he crossed 34 countries and raised $26 million, but he also inspired numerous with his commitment to making the best of life’s events, and not letting, even the most unalterable bumps in the road, get in the way of you doing what he loved.
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Canadian long-track speed skating gold medal winner, of the 5,000 metres race at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Clara Hughes, beside teammate and bronze medallist Cindy Klassen (right) and Germany's silver medallist Claudia Pechstein (left).
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Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself.
Steve Nash
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