Vincent Rindo: When I will die, to me will be absolutely indifferent.
Vincent Rindo: When I will die, to me will be absolutely indifferent.
How much at me money.
Arnold Epstein.
Such legionary, as ex-kanadsko - the Tolyatti goalkeeper
"Frets" Vinsen Rindo, in our hockey yet was not. Behind his shoulders -
8 seasons, 207 matches and 11580 minutes in NHL (he played for
"Montreal", "Saint Louis", "Detroit" and "Boston"), behind his back -
637 washers passed in the strongest league of the world. Not subtly, that it
Occurrence has called heightened interest in Tolyatti and vicinities. And
The 33-year-old goalkeeper has appeared not only the uncommon master of the
Affairs, but also extremely interesting interlocutor...
It is ready to go And To JUNGLE - Vinsen, whether it is frequent people,
Knowing, what you are going to to Russia, said, what you krejzi?
- As to my recent clubmates, when I played
For English club "Skotish Iglz", we have visited Kazan, and they already
Knew, where I go and that for hockey waits for me. So their my choice
Has not surprised. Besides they know, that I am inclined to change of places.
Relatives too have concerned it easy.
- But I speak not about level of our hockey, not about weather. I
I speak about the life in Russia...
- Yes, I know, that here with you there can be a heap
Unpleasant things. But how much new it is possible to learn here! In
The end of the ends, all vital troubles is a real nonsense on
To comparison with what can happen to you during time
Hockey match! And for that matter, in Canada too can
To come to me home and without ceremony me to kill. But same does not mean,
What should I now cease to be interested in a life, whether not so?
- And you the fan of adventures?
- Yes. I am not afraid of many things in this life. We have adopted three
The Mexican children, I adore to travel, and in general I not
From those who likes to sit houses and to complain of a life. Always I want,
That in my life there was something new.
- What is the time you are going to to stay in Russia?
- The contract with "Ladoj" at me till the end of a season. And then - as
Usually: every summer I estimate the possibilities, I analyze
Of the invitation also I make the decision what to do further. With one
The parties, it would be desirable to see as much as possible, but with another - mine
To family uneasy to go after me on the world. Though if in
Following season I will play Russia, for three-four months
The family to me necessarily will arrive.
- And present a situation: Zambia or, let us assume, Tanzania
Starts to develop hockey, and you receive there the invitation. On
The same conditions, that to Russia. You will go to jungle?
- With pleasure! Hockey for me is first of all
Possibility to look the world. There are two ways to see
It is as much as possible. The first - you work and simply travel.
But it - not for me: job holds you houses, to go enough
Expensively, and from tourist routes not to curtail. Hockey gives in
This sense much more possibilities.
- There is on the earth a treasured place where you dream to visit?
- No. I am always ready to go anywhere. At me and the father was
The inveterate traveller - it in general everywhere has visited. And I in it.
- As far as I know, your second passion is a computer...
- About, yes! Now for me it is unique possibility
To communicate with relatives and friends. Thanking Internet I not
I feel torn off. Even it is terrible to present, on what
Distance from me there are my relatives. But now I do not feel
These kilometres.
- You keep a diary?
- No. It - in my head. I thought time and again of undertaking
For this business. But if I begin now to a diary will not get
So much interesting things. Whether so costs?
- Problems with Internet in Tolyatti were?
- No. The club office is connected to a network, and to me even have given keys from
Rooms where there is a computer. To have access in Internet houses,
Certainly, better, but five minutes of walking - not a problem. However, in
The near future I all the same wish to contact directly from
Hotels.
- And as a whole in Tolyatti you are happy with life conditions?
- Quite. At me very lovely room in hotel, is not present problems with
Meal. I know, that to many foreigners uneasy to get used to a life
In Russia, but I look easily at many things. After all many people,
Even travelling, actually do not wish to face with any
Novelty. It to sit houses.
- Yes, I met people, which, having returned from Paris,
Spoke only one: "Well, it is such dirty city..." - Here
.
- In Tolyatti you have met many people with whom you can
To communicate in English or French?
- No. In the command of the person three speak from hockey players, the doctor
It is a little.
- Journalists exasperate?
- I have given five or six interviews to Russian reporters, and the person
Twelve have called because of ocean.
- From loneliness you suffer?
- Would not tell. Anyway, in the afternoon. And in the evenings, of course,
tjazhelovato.
- Your TV at least accepts foreign channels?
- Yes, one in English. But I do not like TV.
- Why?
- I have enough news. And all the rest, that I see
On the screen, irritates more often.
PARTING From NHL ONLY HAS pleased me - But we will talk about
Hockey. You have noticed any distinctions at Russian and transatlantic
Trainers?
- Unfortunately, me not all here is clearly far - stirs
Russian ignorance. But that I have noticed - your trainers speak
Much more the American. All of them something explain time to the
To players! In America other - there players and know the approach, that
To do. After all at all of us is easier: if you approach, remain.
If is not present - good-bye. And I can admit, that when I was
More youngly, to me it was very difficult. All time was to be learnt: as
Concerns me kouch, whether I do all correctly? But gradually I
Not only has got used, but also has grown fond of such style of dialogue. And now I
Fine I understand, it should be how much heavy in NHL Russian,
Which houses have got used absolutely to other relation to.
- If so you are tired, probably, a little with that care,
By which you are surrounded here?
- To tell the truth, is a little.
- Let's admit, in a match of NHL the goalkeeper has committed an error. You will be
To reproach for it?
- No. Someone from guys, probably, as will tell, but as a whole
Analyses of errors do not practise NHL.
- At us it is accepted to discuss games for two-three days, to search
Guilty to study those who has made something not so...
- If to be engaged same in NHL it is possible to go mad. Game
Has ended - means, has ended. At us it is accepted to speak not about
The past, and about the future. Let the following game tomorrow, let - through
Three days, but preparation for it begins at once.
- To fall asleep after a match - for you a problem?
- No. The good dream is necessary for preparation for the following
To match. So, if the command after game does not fly anywhere, I
I fall asleep easily.
- From whom you have learnt, what you should leave NHL?
- When lock-out has begun, I had a contract, but to pay to me,
Naturally, have ceased. And I have very quickly made the decision not only
To leave to Germany (many have gone to Europe then), but also
In general to leave NHL.
- It was the difficult decision?
- No. I like NHL, I was happy in NHL, but me for a long time pulled
To Europe. And I have understood: it is my chance.
- In money has lost?
- Naturally.
The HORSE WILL be the FOLLOWING MEMBER of the FAMILY - It turns out, that they for
You - not the most important thing in a life?
- I can die tomorrow - and that will mean in this case
For me saved up? Well what difference, will be at me to it
Time one million dollars or five dollars?
- At us it is considered, that ostensibly many in America think only about
Money - such all life devote only to one:
To increase in the bank bill...
- It so. But at me absolutely other representations about a life.
You know, I in general would be happy to return to that epoch, when
There was no neither tractors, nor an electricity, neither a power, nor money,
When people pomnogu worked, but were together, as though one
The command. All are happy, all help each other...
- Who has explained, what is it can be the main value in a life?
- Anybody. When I have left the French Canada, I became much
To read. Around spoke only in English, and I not very much
Well knew this language. To me was 21 or 22 during that time. I hard drinking
Read about Indians, about their style of a life, about that they lived in
The world and harmony.
- By the way, and how you find time for reading?
- About, it never was a problem. I take a lot of time in
To road, and the summer and at all as if is specially created for reading. -
Here books took much?
- For the first time lately in my luggage it has not appeared
One book. It was mad time - all has dared literally
For three days. Moreover, two hours prior to flying away I did not know, I will be
To play for "Harmony" or not. I hardly have had time to send home a family, and
The car and at all remained in Scotland.
- How much the luggage has had time to prepare for sending to Russia?
- For overweight to me to pay it was necessary, but things I took here
It is a little - only hundred kgs.
- You have told, that have adopted three children. Why?
- We with the wife have made this decision when have understood, that of the
Children at us will not be.
- It was difficult to settle all legal formalities?
- If the question dared in Canada - that very much. Besides it is a lot of
Cases when through five, ten years appear parents of the child
Also begin otsuzhivat the rights. Therefore we have gone to Mexico and
Took children therefrom. There all dares easier, and in the future we
Are insured from troubles.
- Than you will be engaged, when hockey career will end?
- I will work on a farm. I have one project on this
The bill. I want, that all my friends, all good there worked
People whom I know. Let on a farm there will be no tractors - only
Horses.
Certainly, it is possible to buy a tractor, then - is more powerful, then also
Also to achieve, that there worked as small as possible to the people.
To set all with a potato and to think only of, how to receive
Profit. On an hour the car has started - and all is made! But is not present, it not
For me. Let on my earth grows twenty kinds of plants and
Let as much as possible good people there work!
- But after all in this case you will not have a profit...
- Profit are my children. Let I will be rich not, but mine
The earth, and let at people possibility on it will work. And
Money? Let they will suffice to buy from us only
The earth to construct the big house and prokarmlivat itself. And that we
Could see every day... What sense to have it is a lot of money, but
Not to have time to see parents? Once
- For Christmas and once - in the summer, and all rest of the time -
Job, job, job... Well unless it is normal? Certainly, I too
It is ready to work much, but I wish to do it together with my children.
- You do not like the big cities?
- I am compelled to live in the big cities, because my job
It is connected with them. And consequently I cannot tell, that I hate them.
While I play hockey - it's OK. But for the subsequent life...
- At you it is a lot of living creatures?
- At home - two dogs and four cats. And when I will return,
First of all we will buy a horse. After all my wife - the teacher at school
Equestrians, she adores horses. When all of us we will be together,
The horse becomes one more member of our big family. After all if
To buy now someone will care of it another. And unless
This business?.
- To buy a horse in America - expensive pleasure?
- About, some horses stand very expensively - tens and even
Hundred thousand dollars. But I after all do not want, that my horse
Won prestigious races. So I should not spend
It is more than 400-500 dollars. A maximum - one thousand.
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