The lethal effects of concussions sustained by former NHL player Eric Lindros weren’t understood when he played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1990s. Yet, the once-dominant power forward was a different person psychologically after repeated hits on the ice. In a 2011 Maclean’s article Lindros said, “You want to wake up in the morning, and you want to look at yourself and say, ‘I’ve got the perfect engine to accomplish what I need to in this game tonight.’ You are not going to look in the mirror and say, ‘Boy, I’m depressed.’”
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