Greenway inspires young hockey players | NHL.com/de

A valuable tip

Like his questioners, Greenway has experienced racism in his life and in sports. “There are comments on the ice. I grew up in a large white community, my brother and I were the only two black people there. Our mother told us early on what could happen. They wanted us to understand this and find ways to deal with it so that it doesn’t get us down. Hockey helped me stay focused to make it to the highest level.”

In this breath, the 1.97 meter tall left-handed shooter gave an important tip for his listeners: “If you let every gesture or comment get to you, then it can eat you up.” You will never be able to control anything else say to you. It drove me to just be better than the people who said things like that to me. I wanted to be the better player on the ice.”

A statement that Hyun also found very inspiring: “If you can see it, you can be it” – this saying is true: if you can see that someone like him can end up as a player in the NHL, then that is extremely important . Of course, these guys are looking to see if there are players in the NHL who look like them. It was also important for me as a Korean-born boy back then to see a player like Jim Paek, who was the first Korean in the NHL. I was lucky enough to meet him in person and become friends with him in 2018. Personally, I have to say what it means to me was a special experience for me. That really moved him too.”