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# Playing Professional Hockey As A Black Man
- URL: https://pulpconversations.com/playing-professional-hockey-as-a/
- Published: 2025-04-23T15:05:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T22:51:09.000Z
- Description: "I don't think about that"
- Author: Vinay Gupta
- Tags: Podcast, #Migrated-1787171093388, #Import 2026-08-19 16:25

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Imagine your life in the workforce and waiting until 27 years old before having a colleague who shared the same race? Sounds like something that would make me feel isolated, confused and perhaps lacking necessary perspective.

But not [Jordan](https://www.iamjordanowens.com/?ref=pulpconversations.com).

He just got down to business and brushed off any such thoughts like water off a (Mighty?) duck's back.

[Thomas Sowell](https://www.tsowell2.com/?ref=pulpconversations.com) has remarked that self-respect is crucial: "Without it, the world's adulation rings hollow. And with it, even venomous attacks are like water off a duck's back."