Orr: My Story

My dad once told me that "you watch this young man son, he'

My dad once told me that "you watch this young man son, he's going to revolutionize the way the game is played". Boy, was he right. I started as young teenager watching him as a rookie on the Briuns and then watched the Bruins throughout his career. I've seen Gretzsky, Lemiuex, and the other truely great players, but they were offensive players who were supposed to score, dominate, etc. Which they certainly did. But what Orr did from a defensive position was truely amazing. The crowds litterally got energized when he started a rush up ice from behind the net, easily manuvering around opposing players. He actually did have multiple speeds that he could call upon at will it seemed. And he was so graceful at it, he made it look like childs play. I have never seen that from these other great players on an end to end rink basis on a consistent basis night in and night out. I feel blessed to have been able to watch him in his prime. I still love the game and love watching it, hoping to see the next Orr come along. The other remarkable thing about Orr was his complete lack of an overbearing ego you see in players in sports in general today. He was always humble, respectful, and unflappable. I loved the book and will re-read it and pass it along to others who I know love the game. I know there's no way anyone can say that, "hey, this guy was by far the best player ever in the game... ever", but for those of us who got to see Orr play on a consistent basis (without any big national media coverage), "we" know, there has been no one since him that has come close. It's a shame he wasn't starting his career today, because he would help get the NHL into the mainstream national coverage it lacks. People would definately start to watch just to see him play and never be disappointed. He alone could get Hockey on the map. I would equate him to a Pele in soccer, only he just didn't have the media coverage in the NHL back then.

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I am a True Fan!!!!!!!!!

I love Bobby Orr. He is the greatest hockey player to ever take the ice, next to Wayne Gretzky. I believe he is the Boston Bruins. His legacy will always live on in sports history. He is a great person and a remarkable human being.

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Review Of Orr    Bobby Orr has been very quiet about his lif

Review Of Orr




   Bobby Orr has been very quiet about his life stories for quite some time but finally he decided to write a book about them; “Orr: My Story”. Bobby Orr is one of hockey's most famous players and even referred to as the best hockey player of all time, even better than Wayne Gretzky. Bobby Orr played in the NHL for 12 total seasons, 10 of which were with the Boston Bruins, and the last 2 were with the Chicago Blackhawks. Orr played from 1966 to 1978 where he retired due to leg injuries and his increasing age.With Orr, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1970 and 1972, and lost in the 1974 Final. In both victories, Orr scored the clinching goal and was named the playoff MVP. In the final achievement of his career, he was the MVP of the 1976 Canada Cup international hockey tournament. Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 due to his great achievements. One of the biggest themes of Bobby’s story was about victorie and sportsmanship within hockey. Bobby was never one to give up and this truly shows in what he had accomplished with his 12 seasons of NHL hockey. What I liked most about this book was when bobby described his most famous goal. He described how he scored from the side of the net and did the flying celebration as the defenseman lifted his legs from under him by using his hockey stick. It was just a miraculous story because not only did it look funny but it also was the game winning goal for the stanley cup. However I disliked that the book became boring and hard to read at some times but it was expected from being a non-fiction and all. So overall I think that it is a must read for any hockey fan or anybody who wants to learn more about hockey and some of its greatest legends such as Orr. If you liked this book i would recommend reading “The Game”; it is another book about one of the greatest hockey players but this time it is on Wayne Gretzky. Overall I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

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Growing up I wasn't a huge Bobby Orr fan as I was young and he w

Growing up I wasn't a huge Bobby Orr fan as I was young and he would beat up on my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. 
Of course I was disappointed when he wasn't on the 72 Summit Series as any Canadian would. We finally got to see him 
in action in the 76 Canada cup and well even with ailing knees out performed the rest.. When you are young you tend to cheer for the heroes of your team but as I grew older I started to realize how
important he was to hockey and to what it was to be a gentleman. On the ice he was a fierce competitor but off the ice he was a true gentleman and ambassador to Canada. 
His book brought back many memories of my childhood playing on Georgian Bay. Building our nets out of piles of snow or gloves. Sometimes we only had one puck and would search for what seemed like hours to find it.
Then there was the road hockey and the yelling of car. A lot of times the car would intentionally run over our net (pile of snow) and we would yell, "Must be a Hab Fan". But truly I couldn't wait to read this book and I was thrilled that Mr. Orr didn't disappoint.
Humble as a true Canadian and brought up with true family values but when the chips were all in would kick your ass back to where you came from. It isn't about the big salaries and egos like today's game but about what you feel in your heart. I believe Bobby would have played for nothing if that is all they offered back then.
This was true of a lot of the early Hockey stars, they just loved the game that much. It was a true honour reading your book Mr. Orr and I wish you all the best. I've drove by your homestead many times but next time I will take a second look to honour the greatest hockey player of all time.         

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Excellent

Finally i have been waiting for a book like this. I watched Orr growing up and i was amazed great book

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This is a great book about an amazing hockey player! Reading it

This is a great book about an amazing hockey player! Reading it answered a lot of the stuff I had heard about Bobby Orr.

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Great book

Outstanding

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If you loved ORR before, you will love him even more.

This starts in Parry sound and continues to the present. Bobby Orr shows us the importance of his family and family values. He describes how the process worked when he was beginning his hockey career, and contrasts it to today's recruits.

Life was not always easy for Orr or his family, but together they persevered. This book is demonstrates the importance of friendships and their lasting qualities.

ORR my story, is presented in a very humble, readable and entertaining manner. I couldn't imagine Bobby presenting himself any other way!

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Great read if you are a fan of Mr. Orr, or hockey in general - #1 of all time

Waited a long time to hear Bobby tell it his way.

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Great Hockey story and more!

This book is truly a must read for a Bruins fan and any hockey fan. It details Orr's early beginnings as a hockey player and adds the flavor of his upbringing as a person. It is a book written by a humble man who understands the sacrifices a family must make to help support a high quality athlete. It has a unique quality as Orr also details the things in life that are truly important and what he cherishes including; friends, family, perseverance, hard work, and humility. The book also details his professional hockey career as well as some painful happenings in his life.

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Highly recommend!

First of all, let's say I went into this book pretty much knowing what to expect and it has not failed me! This is a wonderful book, rich in hockey history and finally a peek into the private life of who I consider to be THE BEST HOCKEY PLAYER EVER! He did in his short career what no other defenseman has ever done. If you love hockey this is a must read. Or if you just want to read about a really neat guy, also a must read. I will read and re-read this book.

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Highly recommend

Great book. Learned things about Mr. Orr and NHL during his time I didn't know about. Was hoping for more funny hockey stories, but still loved the book. Every boy/girl playing hockey AND THEIR PARENTS should read it!

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Orr, the life story of hockey great Bobby Orr is a superb story.

Orr, the life story of hockey great Bobby Orr is a superb story. Orr writes about his triumphs, his teammates, his motivations, and his fame. This superb story gives an intimate look into the life and times of a national sports hero. I give this book my highest praise.

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Micheal

Love it put me in the story im the son of Nixe daughter of darkness

Alana

Woah. Can I show up in some part of the story?

To Eliza

Sounds a lot like this one story by Anna

Seth

I love it! It is better than mine at sws all res.

Memories of the Past (part one)

Age 14<p>"So I take it your leaving?"<br>I glanced up from my packing. "Of course, I need to."<br>"I can protect you!"<br>"No Jo, you cant. I shouldnt have stayed anyway." I said zipping my small backpack up. This simple action made the pain flare in my shoulder. Jo hopped off his make shift bed.<br>"I promise. I will do anything to protect you." He said puting his hands in mine. His blue eyes gazed into mine, his hair still messy from waking up. I had tried to leave in the middel of the night so this wouldnt be so hard on him. But I had forgotten how much of a light sleeper he is.<br>"I dont need protecting!" I said feeling a chill come over my body. Oh no this wasnt good. I steeped back trying to pull away from him but he just held my hands toghter. "Jonas! Stop get away from me." I said using his full name.<br>"Stay with me," he was saying as I fought against the chill, "The other guys wont bother you. I can keep you safe Zia. Stay with me please." I finally borke free of his grasp but the chill was buliding inside me. "I care about you." Was the last thing I heard him say before the cold inside me brust.<br>The temperature in the room suddenly plunged to negitive something or other. Clouds of snow and shards of ice brust out from around me and I dropped to the floor. Jo was was blown away, knocking over his bed and landing on the other side. The room was bathed in a blue glow as ice covered everything. The snow setteled into little pieles here and there.<br>Once the energy of the attack left me I stood up and stumbled over to him. His blue eyes were glazed over looking at nothing and his black messed up spikes were tinged blue with frost. His skin was tinged blue and as cold as ice. His blue lips were frozen in a half smile the way the had been a half second before my curse struck.<br>His heart had stoped beating almost instantly. I shakily rose to my feet again. "Seven claimed." I whispered in the dead silence. My curse had taken the lives of seven of my friends and nine other innocents. I turned and left the room.<p>Age 15<p>I held my breath poised to strike. Three kids walked below the tree I was in. From the tingle in the back of my neck I knew they were like me.<br>Two were holding swords, one a spear advancing on to a snake like certure. It was too large to be a snake so I knew it must be a monster.<br>Without warning they attacked. The weapons tore into it and the spearman managged to hit an eye. I walked along the branch and jummped to another for a better angle. The big snake swatted a girl with its tail. She flew into a tree and passed out. With its tail it grabbed one of the boys and began squezing. The last boy, the one with the spear, tried a jab for the eye again. The big snake hissed and spat something at him.<br>Things were going badly and before I knew it I was running along a branch and leaping into the air. I flew at the snake thing my sword still in my hand and came down just behind its eyes. I quickly stabbed in between the eyes. And with one last hiss the monster dissintergrated. Spearboy looked at me waiting for his brain to catch up.<br>"Youre a demigod arent you?" I nodded wipeing monster dust off me. Swordguy ran over to the girl pulling some squished browine looking thing out of his pocket and fed it to her. "What camp are you from?" Spearboy asked.<br>"Camp?"<br>"Oh your not from one. I can tell you how to get to ours." He told me about it. It sounded good but not for me with my curse still out to kill.

The surprize trail ride at sunshineing stables; PartTwo

The three girls lay in their beds. Mia's dirty blonde hair spread out masking her pillow as she stared up at Katies bunk platform above her with her green eyes. Katie was sound asleep her pale blue eyes hidden under her eyelids. Her brown hair was in braids like Ana's from Frozen. Annabeth was planning their trail her brown eyes tired and half closed. "Stay awake... stay.... awake....st.ay..." Annabeth fell asleep her black hair covering her face. The next morning before thr Rooster let out its mighty trumpeting Cocadoodledo! the girls were already at the stables in their riding gear on and suitcasses straped onto each horse. They straped on the bridles and fastend the saddles onto the girls horses. "C'mon girls! Time to go on an adventure!" The three girls slipped on their heavy duty backpacks and galoped to the WildLife Hill trail. When they enterd the trail about a mile away from the camp; Annabeth's startled horse, FreeSpirit, buked her off and galloped deep into the forest before they could even blink. Annabeth crashed to the rocky soil and blacked out. She woke up in Mia's large tent. She glanced around and discoverd a cast on her right arm, and a cast and a brace on her left leg. "Mia? Katie?" She said shakking. "Hey Kate! Beth's awake!" Katie was outside finishing up with her hotdogs at the fire. "Just a minuet!" She replied and walked inside next to the other two. "Why am I bandeged up? Weres FreeSpirit?" Before they could anser Annabeth they heard a soft howling from outside and the two horses, Clover and CloudedFuture, neighing scaredly trying to break the ropes. Mia and Katie ran outside, extiguished the fire, grabbed the food, rounded up the horses and ran inside the tent. Mia zipped up the tent and they all sat in the middle eating the hotdogs and blueberrys as quiet as possible; but they all knew they were trembling loudly inside. The next day Katie had gone out to scavenge the area when the heard a soft pitter-patter as if it was the sound of hooves beating at the hard soil. When Kate returned she was dragging a hallow log to the tent. It was stashed to the rim with long sturdy branches, giant leaves, some old rope and a small bowl of wild black berrys. "What's all that for?" Questioned Mia and Annabeth simonutanuously. "Ive got a NON CRAZY plan so we dont have to stay her until Anna's done healing; i have decided to make a drag bed to pull her back home!" Katie replyed hapily. "Kate your a genious! Come here!" Annabeth reached out for a hug. The three friends huged eachother then headed outside. "So Kate, how do we build this 'drag bed'?" Mia asked cofused. Katie replyed; "Well you put that twig there right here..." Meanwhile Annabeth was in the tent trying to figure out how she could help out. "I feel so useless." Annsbeth layed down on her pilow hot tears rolling off her face. "Im so useless." A half hour later Mia came in to check up on her. She placed a plate of berrys and a small rabbit that Katie had shot with her bow and arrows, skinned with her poket knife, and cooked over the fire just for her. Ten minuets later Annabeth woke up and ate her food. Then Mia and Katie came in beaming. "Ready to try the new drag bed Anna?" Katie said nervously. "Well let's try it out!" The two twins came over to her and helped get to the bed. When they layed her down they pulled her around the tent behind Clover. "Have you guys found a safe path yet?" Asked Annabeth curiously. "Cr.ap! I forgot about that!" PART3 AT NEXT RES!

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Truly a great book! I remember watching him sail through the air

Truly a great book! I remember watching him sail through the air like superman when he scored that winning goal 44 years ago! Wow where did the time go?