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For sure it takes longer for bigger guys or tall guys to be really agile. Growing up, my dad and a few coaches always said that’s the first and main priority for me, agility and quick feet, before getting strong.
Every article starts that way: Zdeno Chara, six-foot-nine, big strong defenceman. I’m like, Oh my God, does every player get their weight and height listed before they write something about him? No.
I felt as you get older, you’re trying to find ways to improve your well-being, functioning, and energy level.
That’s my goal: to be the best at whatever I do and the best I can be. I’m looking and searching for ways to improve.
I remember climbing Mont Ventoux at the end of the day, and it was so, so hard. You have already three, four hours in your legs of cycling, and then you have to climb probably the hardest mountain on the course. And then you have to ride back to your car and pack up your stuff.
The great part, or the interesting part, is that when you stop eating something, you stop missing it.
I think to have nine days without a game, that’s something that does not always benefit a team.
Ideally, you want to have some guys get that rest… Because after 70-something games, you’ve practiced enough.
I will never know what it’s like to walk down a street and feel unsafe. No one should have to experience that feeling.
It’s always an honor when you have people trying to pick your brain and ask your opinions. I like being that. I’ve always been one of those guys that likes to think.
To see other teams in the playoffs and battling for the Cup, it’s something that gives you a little inspiration.
I want to stay in Boston. I want to be a Boston Bruin, and I want to continue to lead by example and share my experiences and my games skills with the younger players and my teammates.
I love competing. I love doing all these things, coming to the rink, talking to the guys, doing the routine, working out in the summer, going through that grind.
Sure, I’ve dealt with my own share of adversity as an outsider living in this country but I recognize my challenges were not made harder, or impossible, because of the color of my skin.
I have so many people that I should be thanking, obviously starting with my parents. They did such a great job of raising me and so much was sacrificed for me to play hockey.
But there’s no problem to lift before the game in the morning, then play the game at night.
How can you expect something out of a young player on the ice when you treat him differently off the ice? I believe in certain acts or behaviors, and it’s a standard for me that we’re not going to be using anything against anyone.
You don’t go into a game thinking you might get hurt.
I just enjoy every day, being with my teammates, going out to perform. I just love competing and I have an extreme passion for the sport.
When it comes down to the game, I focus on the game.
Hopefully I won’t have to sleep with my feet out of the tent.
First thing is first and let me be clear: I stand with the Black community. Black Lives Matter. There is no room in this world for racism. Period.
