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One more acceptance speech

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, November 8, 2004

The NHL lockout is a prime example of why we should enjoy and treasure hockey players for what they do and not what they say. There are very few examples of players having anything intelligent or inspiring to offer verbally. Their work's prime focus is their body (or somebody else's body) and not their minds. That becomes evident in times of duress, as we've heard during this work stoppage. See Kipling: If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings -- nor lose the commo ...

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