Confirmed: Alexander Ovechkin will be leaving North America
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Washington Capitals Captain, Alex Ovechkin was asked by reporters about his plans for retirement, what he says may surprise you.
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"
Ovechkin states that he is not planning on retiring anytime soon but when he does he and his family plan on leaving 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.»
Regardless of the situation that looms back in his home country of Russia, he still plans to move back home when his time is done in the NHL, stating al of his friends and family are there and he wants his kids to grow up with them.
«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.»
It can be rest assured that he will be playing until he breaks Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record, it may take another 3 to 4 seasons to do, we can still enjoy him for a little while longer.
Source: Markerzone
Alex Ovechkin confirms his retirement plan: he will be leaving North America
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