ational Hockey League NHL star player Sidney Crosby grew up much as many kids do Born on August 7 1987 in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Crosby was raised in a middle class family His parents worked hard to make ends meet He hung out with his friends playing games in the streets of his neighborhood Crosby had a weekly paper route The walls of his bedroom were Reebok Number 87 Sidney Crosby takes his stick to the puck on the Penguins home ice in
Introduction L r covered with posters of his sports heroes And like millions of Canadian children and adults he loved the game of hockey In a few important ways however Crosby was different from other kids his age For instance he had fantastic motor skills that gave him an edge as an athlete He started skating when he was three years old By the time he was seven he was playing hockey with kids who were twice his age and giving his first newspaper interview about his success on the rink One of those posters on his bedroom wall was of Mario Lemieux a hockey superstar with whom Crosby would later live and work Crosby is nicknamed the Kid because he has achieved so much in the sport of hockey at such a young age His fame and success have made it possible for him to do charity work that helps children in the United States and his native Canada with practice a great work ethic and a true concern for other people the Kid has grown up and become a living sports
