99: My Life in Pictures - Hardcover

Gretzky, Wayne; Davidson, John; Diamond, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1892129191 ISBN 13: 9781892129192

Publisher: Total Sports, 1999

Synopsis

Photographs trace the Great One's career from playing in his backyard rink in Ontario through his record-breaking career in professional hockey

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Review:

If the child is truly father to the man, it's hard to miss the man The Great One would become in his boyhood pictures on the ice; the features mature, but the exuberance and determination they express never waver. Hockey fans of all allegiances--and, of course, Wayne Gretzky aficionados in particular--will revel in this sparkling photographic celebration of the best hockey player to ever tie on skates. A star before he turned 13, his wattage never faded; his career is captured here from beginning to end. Literally. Photos of his first goal as a pee-wee and his final, tearful wave to the fans at Madison Square Garden bookend the splendid achievements of an athlete who, in 21 professional seasons, would virtually rewrite his sport's record book. John Davidson, a former NHL goalie-turned-commentator, recalls Gretzky's brilliance in his introductory essay, titled "The Meaning of Wayne." It would take volumes, though, to capture the meaning that comes through, page after page, in the images presented in this public, and personal, scrapbook. --Jeff Silverman

About this edition

• Publisher: Total Sports
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1892129191
• ISBN 13: 9781892129192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Diamond Dan