Brent Sopel (@brent_sopel) is a former NHL Defenseman and Stanley Cup Champion. Sopel as a champion on the ice and off it, known for selflessly sacrificing his body on the ice for the greater good of the team as a fearless defender. He also champions several causes, namely dyslexia and dysgraphia awareness, and believes that winners and champions aren’t those without struggles, they are the people that overcome them.

Brent Sopel is a former NHL Defenseman and Stanley Cup Champion. In this video, Sopel discusses how his dyslexia affected him both on and off the ice. He says it affected his confidence in high school and made him fearful of the real world. He talks about how this fear motivated him to stay on the ice.