Sami Salo Biofile
Published by Scoop Malinowski on February 4, 2013 filed under BioFiles · Comments (0)
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Status: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman.
DOB: Sept. 2, 1974 In: Turku, Finland
Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 215 pounds
First Hockey Memory: “I think when I got a pair of skates for Christmas. First memory of something that was part of hockey. (Remember the brand?) Yeah, I remember that, Bauer. I wore them in my sleep. I remember that [smiles].”
Hockey Inspirations: “There’s been a lot of great Finnish players - Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen, Reijo Ruotsalainen. Those were big names back when I was younger. Obviously looked up to them but never really had a dream that I was gonna play in the NHL. It was more about having fun with the friends. It became reality at the end.”
Last Book Read: “Motley Crue.”
Current Car: “Audi.”
First Job: “Paperboy.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “There’s many. One that comes into mind – winning silver medal in the Olympics.”
Most Painful Moment: “Taking a slapshot in the face. (From who?) It was a teammate back in Vancouver, a defenseman (Alex) Edler.”
Most Memorable Goal: “Scoring in the bronze medal game in the 2010 Olympics.”
Favorite NHL Sweater(s): “Lightning. And I always like the Original Six team uniforms, pretty plain and simple.”
First Famous Player You Met Or Encountered: “Jari Kurri. I got his autograph back in Finland at World Championships.”
Funniest Player Encountered: “Marc Bergevin.”
Closest Hockey Friends: “All my teammates on the teams I played.”
Embarrassing Hockey Memory: “There’s a lot. Getting beat one on one, something like that.”
Favorite Sport Outside Hockey: “Tennis.”
Three Athletes You Like To Watch & Follow: “Kimi Raikonen (Formula 1). Another Finnish driver Mikko Hervonen drives World Rally. Then Novak Djokovic.”
Personality Qualities Most Admired: “Accountable people who say some words, then they also do that, they do the words. Accountable people.”
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