Most Popular Books by Wayne Gretzky

In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed “The Great One,” he is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game than he has—but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he saw. For the first time, Gretzky discusses candidly what the game looks like to him and introduces us to the people who inspired and motivated him: mentors, teammates, rivals, the famous and the lesser known. Weaving together lives and moments from an extraordinary career, he reflects on the players who inflamed his imagination when he was a kid, the way he himself figured in the dreams of so many who came after; takes us onto the ice and into the dressing rooms to meet the friends who stood by him and the rivals who spurred him to greater heights; shows us some of the famous moments in hockey history through the eyes of someone who regularly made that history. Warm, direct, and revelatory, it is a book that gives us number 99, the man and the player, like never before.

In Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface, and drinking, drugs, gambling, and girls ultimately derailed a career that had him destined for the Hall of Fame. Fleury shares all in this raw, captivating, and honest look at the previously untold story of one the game's greatest heroes.

Across more than a thousand games in the National Hockey League, Bernie Nicholls made his mark with flamboyant style and dynamic scoring prowess. In this new autobiography, Nicholls reflects on his life on and off the ice, sharing candid anecdotes and personal insights from across the hockey landscape. From his childhood in the small Northern Ontario town of West Guilford, to his sensational 70-goal season in Los Angeles, and his recent years in coaching and retirement, this is a refreshing chronicle of a legendary career.

« La grandeur d’une carrière ne réside pas dans les statistiques, mais dans les histoires qui l’entourent... Je ne pense pas être aujourd’hui si différent de l’enfant que j’étais, fasciné par les histoires de ces durs à cuire, sortis de petits villages, et partis à la conquête du monde pour finir par entrer dans l’Histoire. Et ce gamin n’était pas différent de ceux d’aujourd’hui. Tous autant que nous sommes, nous aimons ces histoires, elles nous façonnent. » Wayne Gretzky, « The Great One », figure légendaire du hockey sur glace, nous plonge dans les grands moments de sa carrière et de l’histoire du hockey. Des premiers matchs sur glace naturelle, à travers son âge d'or, pendant lequel Howe, Richard, Béliveau, Hull, Orr et Esposito ont défini la grandeur, sans oublier les fameuses dynasties de Montréal, New York et Edmonton et les plus grands affrontements internationaux, Gretzky nous emmène sur la patinoire et dans les vestiaires pour partager des histoires inédites sur les grands joueurs et personnages de ce sport. Mentors, héros, coéquipiers, rivaux – célèbres ou moins connus –, il nous raconte avec passion l’histoire de ces personnes qui l’ont inspiré. Le regard unique d’un grand joueur, et 99 des plus belles histoires du hockey.

Jsou hokejisté a jsou legendy. Wayne Gretzky je mnohem víc! Vydejte se na průzkum nejsilnějších momentů historie NHL s nejlepším hráčem všech dob. Vstupte s ním do šatny i na led a poznejte, jaké to je být spolutvůrcem hokejové historie. Gretzky nikdy nemluvil ani nepsal tak upřímně a otevřeně jako v této knize, kde se noří do vzpomínek a do detailů vypráví o tom, co zažil, kdo ho inspiroval, kdo stál po jeho boku a byl mu oporou.

Všetci vieme, čo Wayne Gretzky pre hokej znamená. Teraz si môžeme konečne prečítať, čo hokej znamená pre neho.V knihe 99: Hokejové príbehy prináša autor svoj osobný pohľad na najvýznamnejšie momenty hokejových dejín. Berie čitateľov na ľad aj do kabín hráčov a rozpráva takmer storočnú históriu NHL, ktorá doteraz nebola nikdy publikovaná. Gretzky sa delí o príbehy veľkých hráčov a skvelých osobností, ktoré ho inšpirovali, motivovali k lepším výkonom alebo podržali, keď mu bolo najhoršie.

Autobiographie teintée d'humour et remplie d'anecdotes qui nous fait connaître les coulisses du hockey.