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already as a little boy.

Paavo's also really funny.

Teemu and Paavo often joke -

and sometimes become a

bit angry with each other.

I think Paavo

is a little smarter than Teemu.

But don't tell Teemu

that I said this.

Paavo has supported Teemu

in an admirable way -

throughout Teemu's career.

He has been a big part

of Teemu's life.

He has encouraged and defended him.

One more game.

I transferred from Espoon Jklubi

to Jokerit when I turned fifteen.

At the same time Jokerit got

a new coach, Leo iks.

Teemu was not a child star

at the time.

He trained passionately.

I think his father was

part of Teemus exercising -

in a way I did not know.

I was a little scared and thought -

that the father might be

demanding too much of him.

I retired from the coaching

when Teemu got a professional trainer.

I was not bitter or sad -

but I missed it.

Leo became like a second father.

Teemu's appetite was incredible.

I have never seen anything like it.

One time we ate steak.

Teemu ate his in a flash.

He asked if I was still hungry

-

and if there were any leftovers.

I gave him my own steak.

He often takes food

from others' plates.

Everything went fine.

Anything could happen.

When we trained hard,

Teemu's knee problems began.

There were growing pains.

It was like a bullet in the knee.

He would have had to play,

but he could not.

He crawled back to the bench from the ice.

We tried to get on

alternative exercises.

We knew he must train.

Some painkillers

probably would have helped -

but we did not use any.

Daddy massaged Teemus

knees so he could sleep.

And he liked it -

because he always asked me to

massage the knees.

I had a lot of pain

for about a year.

If everyone would have liked

winning as much as Leo -

We would have been invincible.

As a coach, I aim to win -

and also to maintain the team's wellbeing -

and let the players

develop as individuals.

I demand punctuality

and good manners.

We also talked about the school.

Everything can not be about hockey.

Parental demands for Teemu's

schoolwork was not as severe.

It was an unspoken deal

that he can invest in sports.

The message I got from home

was clear:

"Do things you enjoy."

When we saw that Teemu was talented

and loved to play -

, it was clear that he can

study later in life if he wants to.

He didn't do much

homework in high school.

He copied mostly from me.

Or I did his homework.

It was a good idea

until there was a test.

When I barely passed

our parents told -

that it didn't look particularly good.

I had to

brush up on my school work a little.

Then I got mediocre grades.

It didn't require much.

After the elementary school, I thought

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