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2015.5.10 |
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Video Recording |
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Pat Stapleton Interview |
Interview Summary / Résumé d'entrevue |
Pat Stapleton, Order of Sport recipient, inducted in 2005, born in Sarnia, Ontario, talks about his ice hockey career, the importance of teamwork and believing in yourself, and recalls the 1972 Summit Series. As a youth, Pat remembers playing various sports and listening to the Foster Hewitt broadcast on Saturday nights. He explains why creating a strong internal voice is essential to blocking out "the good intention of well-meaning folks" who can say things that affect your performance. Pat believes in the importance of being healthy physically, mentally, and spiritually. Pat advises youth on the importance of teamwork and fostering a good team culture so everyone feels safe. Pat explains that playing on a team provides camaraderie, self-discipline, curiosity, and competition. When discussing the 1972 Summit Series, Pat explains that their training/conditioning routine was different from what athletes do today. He recalls delivering milk on a horse and wagon, which was a way of staying active and fit when not playing ice hockey. He described preparing for the Summit Series games like they were just any other game. Pat describes how the 1972 Summit Series was very political. As a Chicago Blackhawks captain, Pat says he led by example. Pat believes the teamwork skills learned as an ice hockey player are transferrable to other settings because the same dynamics and leadership qualities would apply. Entrevue avec Pat Stapleton, 20 juin 2015. MP4 d'origine numérique, temps de visionnement : 00:52:40. Pat Stapleton, récipiendaire de l'Ordre du sport, a été intronisé en 2015 et est né à Sarnia, en Ontario. Il parle de sa carrière de hockey sur glace, de l'importance du travail d'équipe et de croire en soi, et se remémore la Série du siècle de 1972. Pat se souvient que pendant sa jeunesse, il jouait à divers sports et qu'il écoutait la diffusion de Foster Hewitt le samedi soir. Il explique pourquoi se créer une voix intérieure forte est essentiel pour bloquer " les bonnes intentions de personnes bien intentionnées " qui peuvent dire des choses qui affectent votre performance. Pat croit en l'importance d'être en bonne santé physiquement, mentalement et spirituellement. Il partage ses conseils à l'intention des jeunes sur l'importance du travail d'équipe et le développement d'une bonne culture d'équipe afin que chacun se sente en sécurité. Pat explique que jouer dans une équipe offre camaraderie, autodiscipline, curiosité et compétition. En parlant de la Série du siècle de 1972, Pat explique que leur routine d'entraînement et de conditionnement était différente de ce que font les athlètes aujourd'hui. Il se souvient qu'il livrait du lait avec un cheval et un chariot, ce qui était une façon de rester actif et en forme lorsqu'il ne jouait pas au hockey sur glace. Il raconte comment la préparation des matchs de la Série du siècle se faisait comme s'ils étaient simplement des matchs ordinaires. Pat explique comment la Série du siècle de 1972 était très politique. En tant que capitaine des Blackhawks de Chicago, Pat dit qu'il dirigeait par l'exemple. Pat estime que les compétences de travail d'équipe apprises en tant que joueur de hockey sur glace sont transférables à d'autres contextes car les mêmes dynamiques et qualités de leadership s'appliquent. |
Scope & Content |
Pat Stapleton interview, 20 June 2015. Born digital MP4, viewing time 00:52:40. 00:01:58Pat Stapleton - what got him interested in sports: he was inspired by the hockey games being broadcast by Foster Hewitt on a Saturday Night 00:02:32Athletes that he looked up to growing up: they did not have television back then and he could only imagine what Turk Broda and Al Rollins were about when they were broadcast on the radio; they did not know which players were going to play until they came out on the ice; that gave him a chance to be creative with his imagination; he told himself then that is "where (he) wanted to be" 00:03:19Different sports were played in his neighbourhood; there was hockey from fall until spring; there was also football, baseball, and lacrosse; basketball was not as popular for them 00:03:48What he would say to children about being active in sports: the interesting part is the physical component of playing any sport; "it is always great playing in a team"; he enjoyed playing both team sports and individual sports, such as tennis and bowling; individual sports did not challenge him as team sports did 00:04:29He played all sorts of sports until he was 15 or 16 years old when he finally focused on hockey; he chose hockey because he liked to play it the most; he only played on outdoor ice until he was 10 years old; he played minor hockey from when he was 6 years old until he was 12 years old 00:05:10What he would say to a young person who feels discouraged about playing sports: "you learn to talk to yourself…there is always that voice in your head that says I think I can, I think I can"; negative thoughts will not do any good; "once you learn to master your thoughts, then I think the sky is the limit"; "you have to develop that internal thought process and I think that helps with your belief system"; "you have to learn that mental strength of talking to yourself and being able to convince yourself, that increases your self-confidence"; "believe in yourself" 00:06:31What advice he would give to children experiencing bullying: he does not have any experience with bullying; it was not part of "his lifestyle"; he played in a team and his teammates did not allow the opponents to pick on him; "we are here to protect one another, we are here to grow with one another"; from an athletic standpoint, "the more you create a culture of team, probably everybody (will) feel safe in that culture" 00:07:26Benefits that young people might get from playing in a team: the camaraderie that you have with your teammates; being able to learn self-discipline and curiosity; curiosity will "help you develop that battle-hardened confidence"; "we might run out of time but we are coming back"; being in a team can help one develop "team-smart", to "play off one another's strength"; develop fearlessness and courage 00:08:42Values that were most important in his journey in hockey: developing self-discipline; "you discipline yourself to do the things you have to do today so the day will come when you can do the things you want to do"; "you have to be the teacher, you have to teach yourself how to do things"; "nobody can drive the car for you, in sports you have to be the driver"; "you have to develop the instincts and the intuition for the game" 00:10:57What it means to be inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: "It is a great honour to come in as a team member"; "it is a great honour bestowed upon us all for playing in a 60-day event"; "it was 60 days in our lives that created this opportunity to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame" 00:13:00Biggest challenges as an athlete: the biggest challenge was not listening to other people's opinion; in his experience, there were too many people who would give negative opinions if they were asked about an athlete; it is being cohesive that allows for an athlete to be successful; 00:14:14A career experience that stands out the most: the chance to compete with other countries, such as the 1972 Summit Series; it was a competition for world supremacy; it was a competition against tremendously skilled athletes 00:15:05On his preparation for the 1972 Summit Series: their training regimen was to carry out a summer job that allowed them to be active; he did farming or delivering milk as a young boy; they trained in the same way they did for a regular NHL season; it was the only way they knew 00:16:40On the feeling the pressure prior to the 1972 Summit Series: "pressure is an interesting word because it comes from within"; he always tried to say that it was just another game; "you had to be ready to make the same decisions in that game, just as you would in the game at the first game of the season or the fiftieth game of the season" 00:17:54Circumstances that made him feel the pressure a little more: "it is important that you learn how to discuss with yourself what you want" 00:19:03Things that he learned from the 1972 Summit Series that he was able to apply later in his life: "you must respect any competition" 00:20:27The 1972 Summit Series was very political; there were also a lot of cultural overtones about how they lived and how we lived; "they thought we were the best and we thought we were the best"; 00:21:28Pat picked up the puck after Paul Henderson scored the winning goal even though there were still 34 seconds left in the game; he did not know what inspired him to do that other than the puck was on his stick; Him and his partner Bill White were both in the game during the last 34 seconds and Pat had the puck with him in the last 10 seconds 00:22:04He kept the puck some years after the series in hopes of inspiring people to play team sports, as well as to tell Team Canada's journey throughout the series 00:22:55On his experience being a coach for the Chicago Cougars in WHL: it was another challenge for him; it was another opportunity for him to get in the business side of sport 00:23:50On being a leader and a captain of the Chicago Blackhawks: "any leader leads by example"; "it's not verbal, you just do what you think is best for the team environment"; "you have to have the instinct, the intuition, and the decision-making" 00:25:00Values that he adhered to during his journey in hockey: "you have to have faith that you are on the right trail"; having faith that he was doing the right thing for himself, his family, and the community; he never looked at playing hockey as a job; "I never had a job in my life because I always did what I enjoyed doing" 00:26:09On the power of teamwork: each player in the team have different skills and the key is to play off one another's skills; each player in the team has the same objective and each one have to use their own skills to benefit the team 00:28:09On the concept of teamwork being easily transferrable in other settings other than sport: "your curiosity has to be to the point that it is passionate"; "every team or every organization has a purpose, and whatever that purpose is must be adhered to"; "it is your own internal wisdom that makes the difference" |
Date |
2015/06/20 |
Year Range from |
1972 |
Year Range to |
1972 |
People |
Stapleton, Pat Hewitt, Foster Broda, Turk Rollins, Al Henderson, Paul White, Bill |
Search Terms |
Pat Stapleton Ice hockey 1972 Summit Series Interview |