my story a bit more because people
are a bit more inquisitive," Fisher said.
"Shane's probably the same as well.
It's been fun."
faith. At the same time, they say they
don't preach to teammates or the me-
dia about it. If people approach them
about it, they'll open up. They're not
imposing their beliefs on anyone, but
they're not going to shy away from
proudly speaking about their beliefs.
just who I am," Fisher said. "I believe
that my career is so much more than
hockey. It's about sharing my faith,
that's something that's really impor-
tant to me. I'm not a preacher by any
means, but I'm not afraid to talk about
what's important to me. Hopefully it
rubs off on people and makes a differ-
ence and encourages people to stand
others be better."
Doan runs the Coyotes' chapel.
He says teammates do ask him about
his faith.
"We have some great discussions
about it," Doan said. "I don't think any-
one thinks I preach at them. But they
all know I love to discuss it. It's what I
believe. I have no qualms about that.
Listen, I've made way too many mis-
takes in my life to be preaching, but at
the same time I'm not going to back
down from what I believe. I want to
be known as genuine and real. I think
that's what has made Mike successful
and I think it's one of the big reasons
we get along so well."
Like Doan and his wife and fam-
ily, Fisher's faith is also a staple in his
marriage to country music star Carrie
Underwood. It was one of the initial
draws when the two fi rst met.
"That was a huge part of our relation-
ship early on," Fisher said. "She's got a
similar story to me in our journey and
of learned through our teenage years
and found what was really important
and made it real for us. That was a big
part of our relationship and obviously
still is in our marriage now."
For Doan, a word he repeats over
and over is "genuine." He said it six
times during a 15�minute interview with
ESPN.com. It's clear that perhaps what
he's trying to say is that a lot of athletes
cite their faith but not all walk the walk.
"Too many times athletes and people
want to think it's what they should do,
and they try to do it, but it's not genu-
ine," Doan said.
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