If I ever need a reminder of what I’ve accomplished, all I have to do is look at my grandpa’s face when I’m singing.
I’ve never met an athlete that wasn’t a creature of habit, or one that didn’t use music. If it’s part of your routine, your body knows what’s about to come, and starts getting ready for the rush. For me, it’s rock and acoustic; the younger guys are listening to rap, EDM. We’re all searching for the same thing: the pump up, that chill, to get you ready to play hard.
Jordan Eberle, New York Islanders
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Every time I’ve performed [...] I have been approached afterward by people with tears, with a story, with thanks. Every time it fortifies my appreciation of the power of music. My mantra now is: never underestimate your ability to make a difference in the life of a child. That message is just so crystal clear to me now.
Fred Penner, Juno award winner
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Music gave me a way to deal with the most harrowing thing I had yet faced in my life, a way to say the kind of things I would have said if I’d known how, instead of keeping them bottled up inside.
Chris Hadfield, astronaut
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Even if I slept badly or was feeling performance anxiety I could tap into a place of freedom and joy with the right song. There wasn’t a single day when I didn’t compete with big nerves, but the music helped me channel that anxiety.
Jennifer Heil, Olympic gold medalist
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The girls never discovered me in the wings of the gymnasium, where I had found an old upright piano. I hid there at recess and lunch and lunch, playing that ancient instrument, consoling and healing myself. With music, I didn’t feel alone.