Superstar retires from the NHL? Alex Ovechkin has just confirmed his fate
Alexander Ovechkin has just confirmed when he plans on retiring from the National Hockey League.
Washington Capitals captain, Alex Ovechkin has just shocked many fans throughout the hockey community after he was asked by a reporter a lie his retirement plans.
It was officially revealed that the NHL legend, known as The Great 8 does not plan to retire anytime soon, but once he does he plans on taking his family out of North America.
«As long as I enjoy [playing], as long as I get a thrill out of it, there's no point in finishing,» Ovechkin said per a transcription by sports.ru and a translation by Google Translate. «The hardest period is after vacation. You've played volleyball, gone to the gym for fun, and when you come out [from vacation], you need to run cross-country, lift heavy weights, go on a diet. And then you think: �Why do I need this, I have everything, I have enough of everything.' But after three to four days of suffering like that, you get into a routine and realize that you still love this business. If I didn't love it, I would have finished already»
Despite the situation Russia is currently going through, Ovechkin has family and friends back home and wants his kids to grow up with them, whenever he does make the final decision to hang up the skates.
«In Russia, all my friends, relatives, Nastya's relatives are here too,» Ovechkin said. «I feel more comfortable in Russia at the moment than there. [When] our season is ending, and we want to fly home right away because we miss home, our family, our friends.»
Depending on Ovechkin's future and if he decides to play for a few more seasons we could potentially see him break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record.
Alex Ovechkin explains when he'll retire from hockey and what he might do after his career is over: "It will be hard for me to change"
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Alexander Ovechkin retires? His fate was just confirmed and it's big
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