He recalled how Murray often went out of his way to affirm him. According to Grimson, head coach Andy Murray really valued his role. Once he hit the ice with the Kings, everything clicked. "It was really kind of an electrifying time in our family's history." "Our entire family was buzzing and that was only heightened by the anticipation of being with a new organization and a new opportunity," Grimson acknowledged. Just before training camp commenced, his then wife, Pam, gave birth to their fourth child, Jayne. Grimson's start with the Kings couldn't have come at a better time. It was just a great fit on so many levels." He saddled me with far more responsibilities than I had experienced in the past. Andy Murray showed a great deal of confidence in me. "The LA Kings for me was really one of the best fits of my NHL career," he noted. Since Grimson only spent one season with the Kings, 2000-01, his time in LA doesn't factor heavily into the narrative, but, in talking with him, it's clear that the team still has a special place in his heart. "There's probably a message for just about anybody in that book whether you're learning from my mistakes or taking to heart something I'm communicating." "I think that depending on who you are and where you are in your walk through life, these things might resonate with people and may help them in some way," Grimson said. It was difficult for him to write about the end of his first marriage, his fractured relationship with former teammate and friend, Chris Chelios, and the decision to meet his birth parents later in life, but Grimson wanted to include them, not only because they're an important part of him, but because he hopes it could help others. "Don't let your fears stand in the way of you experiencing your best life."Īlthough you can look up Grimson's highlight reel, which includes 14 fights with Bob Probert, the book includes aspects of his life that he had not yet publicly discussed. "I've never considered myself to be a gifted or bright student, but I didn't let that stop me from finishing off my undergraduate degree, earning a law degree and then going on to take a legal education and apply it across so many different professional opportunities in my life," Grimson stated. Not only did the experience galvanize him to embrace his role in the NHL, it also inform how he approached his life off the ice. Beyond the other side of those fears may lay a path to your wildest dreams," the former King reflected. "The Brown encounter probably best encapsulates one of the central themes of my book, which is never let your fears stand in the way of. Although the bout left him with a shattered face, the experience forever changed Grimson's perspective. It was only after returning and fighting the indomitable Dave Brown did he realize he could hack it in the big leagues. Grimson's book begins with his account of how he initially walked away from the NHL at the beginning of his career because he was not yet sure he could be the warrior everyone expected him to be. Tweet from My book, "The Grim Reaper: The Life and Career of a Reluctant Warrior" is available everywhere! Get your copy today and let me know what you think: /VNLVWtt25f Although it is unquestionably a hockey book through and through, Grimson's story offers so much more to the reader. He quickly got to work and wrote The Grim Reaper: The Life and Career of a Reluctant Warrior with Kevin Allen. "She said a book is just a natural extension of who you are and what you've done, and your story is an interesting one," Grimson explained. Finally, after his friend, Brian Wood, tried to persuade him to write it for many years, Grimson eventually relented, but only after receiving a loving push from his wife, Jennifer.
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