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Later, a young woman brings her little boy to see Orr. The kid, smiling and blonde, has braces on both legs and sits in a wheelchair. Orr spots him and jumps down from the platform. As they talk, a press agent hands Orr a copy of his book, which he autographs and gives to the kid. All this time the mother has been searching for her Coop card, which she at last finds and offers as payment for the book. She looks uncomfortable, rather than grateful, when Orr tells her the book is a gift...
...Orr is sometimes called the Babe Ruth of hockey. Now, the story comes to mind of Ruth hitting a homer specially for a sick little boy. It's a commonly told story, for the public loves to create myths about its sports heroes. Somehow these stories get tied up with the Biblical healing myths, and people seem to unconsciously expect something magical from their heroes...
Only by now the myth seems empty. Orr is genuinely interested in the kid, but they both avoid any mention of his crippled legs. The boy is consciously smiling for the photographers, and the mother seems uncomfortable...
...traditional plot line is there, but the story is empty. Everyone in the room knows that Bobby Orr can't cure the kid, but in the backs of their minds there still exists the belief that maybe this time...
...session three girls have finally worked themselves up to crying. A blonde in a long purple coat appears and, watching Orr, smiles demurely. A press agent takes her to the car in preparation for the departure. The crowd swells, the noise increases, and Orr hurries through the last autographs...