Michel Bergeron became very emotional when he spoke of the documentary on his life which is regarding to be released with Jean-Charles Lajoie, Monday.
The TVA Sports analyst might not hold back his tears when he recounted the emotions he experienced while listening to the documentary.
“Honestly, I watched it with my wife. I wanted to watch it on my own with my wife, but I knew my kids got it. It might have been difficult to watch it with the kids the first time. These were moving times. It wasn’t always easy, but I worked hard. I worked, but I was well surrounded. I had so many good times. I am lucky to have been surrounded so well.”
The former coach explained in a very emotional way the many sacrifices his family members made to allow him to realize his passion.
“When you are not at your children’s first communion and, 45 years later, you hear that they have been marked by this, it is ”tough”. But that’s what I decided. I wasn’t good enough to play, I wanted to be a coach. After that, I wanted to win to keep my ”job”. I knew it, whether it was in Trois-Rivières, Quebec or New York, the only way to stay there and for it to be my livelihood and that of my family, was for me to win. There is nothing more than that. That’s how I was brought up. Everyone around me has suffered a little.
“Bergie” was also touched by the testimonies of the people he had the chance to meet throughout his career.
“It’s so many emotions. When you see your whole life in a three-hour documentary and there are moments of great sadness. When you see Mike Bossy, when you see Guy Lafleur, my former opponents, Peter Stastny who is in Slovakia, Dale Hunter and Mario Tremblay, who hated me to death. I do not believe it. I feel privileged,” says Michel Bergeron with a trembling voice.
Watch the interview in the video above.
