Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father..., Murray Howe
Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father..., Murray Howe
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Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father

Author: Murray Howe

Narrator: Murray Howe

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Canada

Published: 05/07/2019


Synopsis

A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER

As a child, Murray Howe wanted to be like his father. He was an adult before he realized that didn't necessarily mean playing hockey.

Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists in the Howe household. Greatness meant being the best person you could be, not the best player on the ice.

     Unlike his two brother, Murray Howe failed in his attempt to follow in his father's footsteps to become a professional athlete. Yet his failure brought him to the realization that his dream wasn't really to be a pro hockey player. His dream was to be his father. To be amazing at something, but humble and gracious. To be courageous, and stand up for the little guy. To be a hero. You don't need to be a hockey player to do that. What he learned was that it was a waste of time wishing you were like someone else.

     When Gordie Howe passed away in 2016, it was Murray who was asked to deliver the eulogy. Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father takes the reader through the hours Murray spent writing the words that would give shape to his father's leagcy--the hours immediately after his hero's death, as he gathers his thoughts and memories, and makes sense of what his remarkable father meant to him. The result is nine pieces of wisdom, built out of hundreds of stories, that show us the man behind the legend and give us a glimpse of what we can learn from this incredible life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynne

“He inspired because they saw that they could be like him... we can’t all be the best hockey player in the world, but we can all be great people.” A very warm and wonderful tribute the love and life of Gordie Howe. Murray writes about Mr. Hockey with such reverence and tenderness that shows a differ......more

Wow! Where to begin. My niece and nephew got me this book for Christmas (I’ll be honest....it was not on my radar). Whoever picked the title gets huge bonus points. This book was an absolute joy to read. Murray Howe (Gordie’s youngest son) writes with such care, passion, love and generosity that the......more

I'm not a hockey fan but this is the third book I've read about Gordie Howe ... I'd read one by him and one by his son, Mark, in June 2016 shortly after Gordie had passed away. This book is by his youngest son, Murray, who was not a hockey player but a doctor. This book came about right after Gordie......more

Goodreads review by Edmond

I've read books about Darren McCarty, Bob Probert, and Bobby Orr so it was only natural to read about the King himself, Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. This book is different from his biography in that it's written by his youngest son, Murray Howe. It is well written story, told from the heart, more about......more


Quotes

GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER

A TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER

“In Nine Lessons, the one Howe son who never played professional hockey reflects on the more important things he learned from his dad, in a tribute that offers sweet inside stories that fans will lap up.” Chatelaine