Orr: My Story

It's been a long time coming, but Bobby Orr finally put out an autobiography that was one of the more hyped in recent memory.  Most folks know the Bobby Orr that scored the Cup winning goal in 1970, and certainly, the photo that immortalizes that is evidence of that.  However, Orr makes it clear that his life story is more than just that moment in time, and in the close to 300 pages that the book takes up, he takes the time to acknowledge those who helped him along the way and even the points in which he admittedly went astray.

In every chapter, Orr tells of how hockey, in some way, shape, or form, helped him out in life, yet he does not go out of his way to say that it was his life, only a part of it.  He even addresses two people who one way or another affected his life, whether it was good (Don Cherry) or bad (Alan Eagleson).  He pulls no punches on any subject that gets talked about, and after reading the book, it becomes clear that Orr is trying to get people to be more vigilant in their lives, and he sums that up with the two Rs: respect and responsibility.

Overall, while the bio may be a little on the short side, and certainly, there were other things that he could have talked about, Orr: My Story is worth a read.