Ovechkin: I get hurt, but everybody gets hurt
May 5, 2011.
For the most part almost everything was already published, but it is interesting to watch subtle details of the interview. Here Ovi is completely surprised by Tarik's question about knee injury and denies it. I believe him, just by the tone of the voice, I believe him, otherwise he should win an Oscar. :-)
Ovi: "It was something I had for almost two months..."
That's gotta be a wrist injury.
Malamud: Upper body, lower body, any body?
Ovi to Malamud: "Слава, ну ты как всегда, е мое" (Slava, you are as usual) :-)
Ovi: "I am gonna go back to my old old coach when I was 15 or 16..."
Ovechkin started playing for Moscow Dynamo in 2001-2002 season when he was 15 or 16 years old. The head Coach of Dynamo at that time was Vladimir Semyonov. But I think Ovi is talking about Zinetula Bilyaletdinov who left Dynamo to coach in Switzerland just a year before. Or it could be Vladimir Krikunov.
Here's an excerpt from his interview he gave in 2008:
Who of your coaches had the toughest monstrous workout program?Well, he did at the beginning of this season.
Krikunov. Maybe another one was Bilyaletdinov. What I saw in America, their workout regimens are not even close. That's why I never had any problems in Washington's pre-season training camp.
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I had to go back several threads to post comments because I was locked out yesterday. It is interesting that whenever I open up the blog now, Ovie's Russian interview starts up automatically, both audio and video. Not that I'm complaining, I love to hear Ovie speaking Russian LOL.
As for his exit interview, I am thrilled, absolutely thrilled, to hear him talk about training seriously to be a better hockey player AND a better person. IMO his poor training, lack of conditioning, and misplaced priorities prevented him from being the best player possible last season, the best player he knows he can be. I like the sound of his words, now I'm looking forward to seeing how he goes about backing up with words with actions. It's all a part of his growing up process as a player and team Captain. As he himself said, this past season was his first full one as Captain, and he acknowledged that he made some mistakes. This statement sounds so mature and insightful, I hope he really truly learned from his experiences last season to become a more complete player and leader.
TJ,
Thanks for the info on the trainers. I was very curious to learn more about it, I felt like Ovie wasn't prepared well for the start of the past season. I went to training camp in September and I saw Ovie huffing and puffing and leaning bent over all the time, resting in between drills. He seemed to me to be in the worst shape out of everyone. So I look forward to a change for next season.
About his previous comments on the American training systems, and this came to mind when he originally said it, I don't thnk he really knows what the American/Canadian systems are beacuse, like his Russian training, it happens in the off-season. Training camp isn't a good indicator because that is more geared toward getting the team organized, not the individual player ready.
Some North American training techniques look awfully similar to some of the Russian ones Ovie felt prepared him well a few years ago. The key is always to find the right trainer and program for your needs. Those aren't necessarily country-specific any more.
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