S55 PT #1 - Back To Where It All Began
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Jenny
Registered S30, S31, S33, and S54 Challenge Cup Champion
Olivier is invited to the elementary school he attended in Lyon, France, to give a speech about how he successfully honed his talents in a country that doesn't have a national team and eventually made the SHL. He's an enthusiastic and personable speaker, and he's able to make the kids feel at ease. He talks about his work ethic, including how early he got up and how late he went to bed, and his willingness to move to Alaska as a teenager to play in the SMJHL. He also speaks to how tough it was to grow up gay in both the hockey world and in a very Catholic household and culture. He tells the kids he felt very scared about everything - hockey, being queer, moving away from his family - but that he did it anyway, and he doesn't regret it a bit, because it gave him the happy life he has now. He's careful to point out that this isn't just about becoming a hockey player - it's about doing whatever you really want to do but might think is hard or scary.
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