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Two superstars who make being a real human, down-to-earth and kind sound so easy.

It’s not.

“It’s what every (player) should try to do,” Henrik said. “It’s not tough to treat people the way they should be treated.

“If that takes energy from you, or that’s tough for you to do, I think you’re in the wrong business.”

Turns out, hundreds of pro athletes are in the wrong business.

One of he foundational Sedin characteristics which has been detailed often this week is their burn to stand up and defend their team in the darkest hours.

And when the sun comes up again, they drift into the background and let others bask in the shine.

There is no better way to show their absence of ego.

“You try to be honest with your own game and the team’s game. Sometimes, the media and the fans don’t like what you have to say. But it’s what we feel,” Henrik said.

“We’ve been pretty good, I think, at rating our own game. We always knew when we had been terrible.

“We didn’t need the feedback from media, social media or fans.

“I think that’s helped us throughout the years.”

All of this is rare. The Sedins are rare.

And you will never see anything like it again.

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And then I can tell myself

What the hell I’m supposed to do

And then I can tell myself

Not to ride along with you

I had all and then most of you

Some and now none of you

Take me back to the night we met

I don’t know what I’m supposed to do

Haunted by the ghost of you

Oh, take me back to the night we met