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5/11/2023 - BOS @ DET

Jake Walman hits the squabble

Before I get into the charity stuff, I'll just say that as a hockey player, you're almost looked upon as like... not human, in a way. [...] It doesn't bug me, but; when I was a kid I always looked up to these NHLers as, like, "Wow, I don't know if I wanna go up to this guy." It was really intimidating, 'cause these guys, they're so stoic [...] they treat themselves in such a way, and they act a certain way, even in their day-to-day lives... it's nerve-wracking to go up to them. And I remember as a kid saying "Wow, that's so-and-so, Dad! I'm nervous to go say hi but I really want to say hi." And I've kind of treated this professional life personally as, I always want to make somebody feel comfortable to come up to me. I want to be that joyful person that... some kid can see me in a mall and hit the griddy in front of me and I'll laugh at it. [...] I want kids and parents and whoever to feel comfortable coming to say hi. It's - I'm just human. We're all just human.

Transcript from Expected By Whom? Episode 25