hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the author of a
we’re speaking with the author of a
we’re speaking with the author of a hundred greatest moments in Canadian
hundred greatest moments in Canadian
hundred greatest moments in Canadian sports a book that’s sure to have sports
sports a book that’s sure to have sports
sports a book that’s sure to have sports fans arguing there were a few things I
fans arguing there were a few things I
fans arguing there were a few things I wanted to accomplish I wanted a chance
wanted to accomplish I wanted a chance
wanted to accomplish I wanted a chance to create a reference material for
to create a reference material for
to create a reference material for people where they could go and they
people where they could go and they
people where they could go and they could say oh you know all the greatest
could say oh you know all the greatest
could say oh you know all the greatest sports moments are in one place I wanted
sports moments are in one place I wanted
sports moments are in one place I wanted something that looked good but most of
something that looked good but most of
something that looked good but most of all we wanted something where people
all we wanted something where people
all we wanted something where people would argue with the water cooler or
would argue with the water cooler or
would argue with the water cooler or complain over beers at the bar and I
complain over beers at the bar and I
complain over beers at the bar and I think we’ve really accomplished that
think we’ve really accomplished that
think we’ve really accomplished that what did a moment need to have to make
what did a moment need to have to make
what did a moment need to have to make in your top 100 for me it was about do I
in your top 100 for me it was about do I
in your top 100 for me it was about do I remember where I was when this happened
remember where I was when this happened
remember where I was when this happened or when I found out about this and i
or when I found out about this and i
or when I found out about this and i worked from that template basically and
worked from that template basically and
worked from that template basically and beyond that i went with the ones that I
beyond that i went with the ones that I
beyond that i went with the ones that I thought accentuated Canada’s role in the
thought accentuated Canada’s role in the
thought accentuated Canada’s role in the world of sports which is why you see a
world of sports which is why you see a
world of sports which is why you see a lot of things where you’ve got figure
lot of things where you’ve got figure
lot of things where you’ve got figure skating where we win World titles for me
skating where we win World titles for me
skating where we win World titles for me I’m most proud of when a Canadian does
I’m most proud of when a Canadian does
I’m most proud of when a Canadian does something that the rest of the world
something that the rest of the world
something that the rest of the world stands up and pays attention to when you
stands up and pays attention to when you
stands up and pays attention to when you think of sports in Canada you think of
think of sports in Canada you think of
think of sports in Canada you think of hockey do you think this book is going
hockey do you think this book is going
hockey do you think this book is going to change that hockey moments are always
to change that hockey moments are always
to change that hockey moments are always going to dominate the Canadian sports
going to dominate the Canadian sports
going to dominate the Canadian sports scene but if you look at the top ten
scene but if you look at the top ten
scene but if you look at the top ten you’ve also got golf you have events
you’ve also got golf you have events
you’ve also got golf you have events like basketball with Steve Nash winning
like basketball with Steve Nash winning
like basketball with Steve Nash winning to mep so there’s a lot more covered and
to mep so there’s a lot more covered and
to mep so there’s a lot more covered and I think for me it really warmed my heart
I think for me it really warmed my heart
I think for me it really warmed my heart to see that we were able to recognize
to see that we were able to recognize
to see that we were able to recognize other sports other than hockey while at
other sports other than hockey while at
other sports other than hockey while at the same time preserving the fact that
the same time preserving the fact that
the same time preserving the fact that that we are hockey country is the number
that we are hockey country is the number
that we are hockey country is the number one moment that was selected also your
one moment that was selected also your
one moment that was selected also your favorite moment in sports history summit
favorite moment in sports history summit
favorite moment in sports history summit series is number one as far as a
series is number one as far as a
series is number one as far as a significant sports moment goes you don’t
significant sports moment goes you don’t
significant sports moment goes you don’t get any more significant than that
get any more significant than that
get any more significant than that there’s more than a hockey game it was
there’s more than a hockey game it was
there’s more than a hockey game it was more than a hockey series when you see
more than a hockey series when you see
more than a hockey series when you see schools shut down when you have 3,000
schools shut down when you have 3,000
schools shut down when you have 3,000 Canadian fans in a Russian arena you
Canadian fans in a Russian arena you
Canadian fans in a Russian arena you know waving the Canadian flag as proudly
know waving the Canadian flag as proudly
know waving the Canadian flag as proudly as they’ve ever done it it goes so far
as they’ve ever done it it goes so far
as they’ve ever done it it goes so far beyond sports would you say that sports
beyond sports would you say that sports
beyond sports would you say that sports helps define our country the world isn’t
helps define our country the world isn’t
helps define our country the world isn’t always a great place to live in there’s
always a great place to live in there’s
always a great place to live in there’s it always seems there’s something to be
it always seems there’s something to be
it always seems there’s something to be stressed out about with sports you know
stressed out about with sports you know
stressed out about with sports you know that the arguments are always playful
that the arguments are always playful
that the arguments are always playful and I think here in canada we are so
and I think here in canada we are so
and I think here in canada we are so good at recognizing our athletes and
good at recognizing our athletes and
good at recognizing our athletes and giving them the attention they deserve
giving them the attention they deserve
giving them the attention they deserve so i think that this country is defined
so i think that this country is defined
so i think that this country is defined in great detail by the sports moments i
in great detail by the sports moments i
in great detail by the sports moments i think to a man or
think to a man or
think to a man or will tell you their best memories a lot
will tell you their best memories a lot
will tell you their best memories a lot of them have to do with sports thank you
of them have to do with sports thank you
of them have to do with sports thank you very much thanks for having me
very much thanks for having me
very much thanks for having me appreciate it
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