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Lorie Kane Interview |
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Lorie Kane interview, 11 May 2022. Born digital MP4. Two videos with a total viewing time of 00:15:19. Lorie Kane, Order of Sport recipient, inducted in 2020-21, born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is asked about the value of sport, giving back to community, women in sports, what the Order of Sport Award means to her, challenges she has faced, and what keeps her motivated. Tape 2 includes a sound bite for sponsors in support of education programs at CSHoF. Lorie talks about the important role sport and golf played in her youth and how she struggled in school. She speaks throughout the interview about growing up and living in Prince Edward Island and the sense of community it provides. When she became a pro golfer, local community members provided the financing. Lorie talks about the feeling of "giving back" to the community. She believes that corporate Canada needs to increase their support of women in sport and that female athletes need to support one another. Lorie talks about how she struggled with self-confidence and how her love of sport was the biggest motivator. When asked about her desired legacy, she says, "I hope people understand my passion for a country that has given me a ton." Entrevue avec Lorie Kane, 11 mai 2022. MP4 d'origine numérique. Deux vidéos d'une durée totale de visionnement de : 00:15:19. Lorie Kane est récipiendaire de l'Ordre du sport, elle a été intronisée en 2020-21 et elle est née à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. On lui demande de parler de la valeur du sport, des femmes dans le sport, de redonner à la communauté, de ce que signifie pour elle de recevoir l'Ordre du sport, des défis qu'elle a rencontrés et de ce qui lui permet de rester motivée. La deuxième vidéo comprend un extrait sonore à l'intention des commanditaires dans lequel elle exprime son appui envers les programmes éducatifs du Panthéon des sports canadiens. Lori parle du rôle important qu'ont joué le sport et le golf pendant sa jeunesse et de ses difficultés à l'école. Tout au long de l'entrevue elle raconte comment le fait de grandir et de vivre à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard lui a procuré un sentiment d'appartenance à une communauté. Lorsqu'elle est devenue golfeuse professionnelle, ce sont les membres de la communauté locale qui ont fourni l'appui financier nécessaire. Lorie parle du sentiment et du geste de " redonner à la communauté ". Elle croit que le secteur privé canadien doit augmenter son appui aux femmes dans le sport et que les athlètes féminines ont besoin de s'appuyer les unes les autres. Lorie parle de ses problèmes de confiance en soi et de comment son amour du sport a toujours été sa plus grande source de motivation. Lorsqu'on lui demande ce qu'elle souhaiterait laisser en héritage, elle dit : " J'espère que les gens comprendront ma passion pour ce pays qui m'a tant donné ". |
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Lorie Kane interview, 11 May 2022. Born digital MP4. Two videos with a total viewing time of 00:15:19. Transcription (edited): Video 1 of 2 Misty:So first and foremost, the value of sport. What do you feel is the value of sport in this country? Lori Kane:That may be a double-ended question. So as an athlete, I'll speak on the part that I wouldn't be here without sport. I was a kid that struggled in school, with school, and found my voice and personality through sport. Sport is building community. Everyone's a fan of sport. You don't have to be involved in sport to be a fan. You can still come and cheer on your team, friend, whatever. I grew up in a very sporting family. And again, I ask the question a lot, where would you be if you didn't have sport? I wouldn't be here. Misty:And you do so much for your community and giving back. That's why you received the Order of Sport last year. And what would you say is the role of community in your story? Whether it motivates you, or it lifted you up or ... Lori Kane:Yeah, I think it's a good way to look at it. I'm giving back to the community that gave so much to me. Coming from our smallest province, Prince Edward Island, I think we're now probably about 155 to 160,000 people. But through my childhood, we were a small group of people that supported one another. And with that, I had lots of opportunity. I've played every sport I can think of. I grew up with a hockey coach for a father. That's probably the only sport I didn't play organized. Golf came to me as a result of dad, and then it kind of took off. But I also had to have one ... That dat I decided to turn pro, I needed financial support, and there's a ton of Islanders who stepped up to the plate to help me get started. So I'm giving back to the community, not only in Prince Edward Island, but feel quite flattered that I have received the Order of Sport in our country, because sport is part of what Canada is. Misty:But do you think that sport is living up to its promise as an educator? So specifically awareness and visibility for women in sport. Do you think that sport is really shaping ... Yeah. Lori Kane:That's a whole can of worms right there. Misty:We like worms. Lori Kane:Do I feel that sport is doing its part for females in Canada? No, I don't. It's not. Maybe I shouldn't say it's not. Sport is doing its part, because sport is accessible to women. But it's what we do with that after it's getting the attention where it needs to be put. It's recognizing the hard work of our female athletes. It's getting corporate Canada to appreciate what we bring to the table. And as women, we have a responsibility to each other, to lift each other. I think if we started there, then we would be much stronger. And sport for women would be much stronger. Misty:So to keep on the same, I know that you advocate for pay equity and girls' access to sport and really just leveling the playing field. Why do you give back and use your platform and your voice for that? Lori Kane:Well, so I'm a professional golfer. I play on the LPGA Tour, and we are the longest and oldest independently owned by women. We're a woman's group. We had 13 founders that established us 75 years ago. So it's my responsibility to keep doing what they did. But here in Canada, it's not much to ask. I come from a family of all girls. My parents have four daughters, five granddaughters, and two great granddaughters, and a dad who coached hockey. Men's hockey. So we've learned. Leave it better than you found it, and that's my job. I love the fact that as a Canadian, people recognize where I'm from, and help celebrate the fact that I'm a female athlete, and my chosen business is golf. So it's easy to promote. I'm not here because of just me. As my favorite hockey player says, "Nobody wins alone." And that would be Mark Messier. I think a fellow hall of famer as well. Or, Order of Sport. Yeah. I just feel a responsibility. There's an old saying that my sister Mary Lynn, who's a lawyer, has shared with me that she read, chief justice, and I'm not sure the woman's name, but it was a very long time ago and the phrase is, "Lift and climb." So that's what I'm trying to do. Misty:That's awesome. I love that. Looking back on your professional career in golf, and also just your journey along the way, what are some of the hardest things that you've had to overcome? Lori Kane:Probably the hardest thing, and I think right in today's world, we're talking about it more. But the confidence I didn't have in myself at times, and to be afraid to ask for some help. I would call it ... I don't know. I think depression wouldn't be a fair statement, because I know that people struggle with depression. I would call what I was dealing with situational. And my situation was I was grading myself on how I played on the golf course, instead of the person that I am. And that doesn't matter what sport you're playing, it happens to all of us. When it's great, everything is lovely. When it's not so great, people stop calling, because people don't know how to react to adversity. Excuse me. So yeah, if I was to write that letter to my younger self, I would tell her to be the strong Lori that she is, and to take it easy on herself. Misty:Awesome. So what motivates you to keep going, to keep giving back, to keep contributing to this country. Again, using your platform and your voice. Lori Kane:Well, I love what I do. I love sport. Like I said, early school and academics were a real challenge for me. But to be able to share what I love to do in sport, and hope that encourages a young girl, boy, or even a senior. I don't care what age you are. Sport is there, and sport will bring community together. Again, coming from Prince Edward Island, I think I was well raised that it does do a lot for community. We came out for everything, and they still do today. Misty:So fast forward 50 years, what do you hope your legacy is? What do you hope people think about when you think of Lori Kane? Lori Kane:Wow. Oh, wow. I don't know how to answer that one. Other than to say, I hope that people understand my passion for a country that has given me a ton. I don't know anything else. Misty:That's a perfect answer, Lori. I think that was everything. Is there anything else that you'd like to say? I didn't get to ask you this last year, so I'm going to ask you now. Lori Kane:Okay. Misty:So the Order of Sport award was created not to necessarily recognize people that are exceptional in sport. You have to be exceptional in sport, but you also have to be exceptional for your community. And so we were talking earlier about Hailey coming in now, and really the people that you assume that some of the superstars are in, but it's really going beyond that podium or the big win. Lori Kane:Yes. Misty:So to have that award, what does that mean to be recognized for both sides of the coin, if you will. Lori Kane:Right. So I was also given the Order of Canada, and I was as shocked the day I received the Order of Canada as I was the day I received the call about the Order of Sport. With all due respect to the Order of Canada, receiving the Order of Sport, to me, is what we are as Canadians. We are a sport minded country, that share the red and white. Olympics are important. But it's the feeder into the communities, and it's where we all come from. And someone is always from that small town, and that small town helped build that person to be who they are today. And I think as Canadians, the order of sports shows that yes, we're athletes, but we're giving athletes, and we're giving people, and we want to leave it better than we found it. That's how I was raised. So the Order of Sport is pretty important to me. And I know, as I said, I think naming it as the Order of Sport I think recognizes who we are as a country. Video 2 of 2 Misty:So if you were to be speaking to a funder of our education programs who are helping us take the lessons of your journey and the other 700 Hall of Famers- Lorie Kane:Right. Misty:... into classrooms across this country at no cost, because of them. Lorie Kane:Right. Misty:What would you say to them? Lorie Kane:Well, first I think as a professional athlete in playing golf and a female athlete, my partners, my corporate partners, understand the value in me to help them. I'm like Jerry McGuire, "Let me help you help me." So on this side, if I just use Canadian Pacific as one of the strongest reasons that women's golf is on a high in our country is because the railway came to us. So when I look at what they do, they want to be a good community partner. So by the education side of what we're doing here with the Order of Sport and the Canada Sport Hall of Fame and learning about the athletes, the 700 of them with no cost. I was the kid that struggled to read my dad, the hockey coach said, "Maybe you should start with the sports page." So I read things that obviously interest me. So if there's another child out there that can learn about... "I'm going to read myself, I'm looking forward to understanding what the Indigenous athletes of our country had to do to become who they were." And I think that will help, again, bring this country, this great country, even closer together. [sound bite in support of Education at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame] |
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2022/05/11 |
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Kane, Lorie |
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