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The Joy of Six: sporting reinvention | Yara El-Shaboury
Elite versatility, from an NHL legend turned lawyer, author, professor and politician to Brazil’s 4-2-4 formation
“I wasn’t a hockey player. I was somebody who played hockey,” were the famous words of Ken Dryden when asked about his legacy as an ice hockey player. While most go through life hoping to succeed in just one career, Dryden managed to do it in about five. The former NHL goalkeeper was also a lawyer, politician, author, and university professor.
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