While it doesn't ascend to the delirious heights of his speeding tickets and signing boobs interview, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals once again went candidly on the record with Russian media during his off-season training.
This time, the interview was with Pavel Lysenkov of SovSport.ru, in which we learn Ovie is going to Beijing to root for the Russian basketball team.
The great Alex Ovetjkin blog once again offers a translation, beginning with Ovechkin on his off-season physique:
"I am asking a favor, please don't make pictures of me," says Ovechkin. "The summer vacation is evident. Here it is, the fold on my stomach. Until I'll lose weight, no compromising pictures!" ..."Ok, just kidding. I was never overweight" Alexander smiles. "I have an excellent body, not an extra gram of fat. A washboard stomach... Call this reporting 'The weekdays of Ovechkin the bodybuilder.'"
And that's why he gets to sign boobs.
The interview touches on a variety of topics, including his workout music, but the real meat for NHL fans is this passage on his friendly rival from the Pittsburgh Penguins and getting name-checked in songs:
Do you know that Sidney Crosby is the best hockey player of the year according to ESPN?Congratulation to Crosby. He deserved it. (quickly answers Ovechkin.)
Wait, he didn't play a half of a season. And you got a bunch of trophies, including Hart Trophy for most valuable players in the NHL. Don't you think it is not fair that on ESPN version Crosby is the best?He has taken Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup finals. And in general I can not collect absolutely all of the awards. One shouldn't be so greedy.
Do you know that one American rapper mentions you in his song? He argues that "one Alex Ovechkin is better than twenty Gretzky's." (Ed. Note: Well, not quite.)Is that Eminem? (Sasha smiles). No, I haven't heard about this hit. But Caps fans recently composed a song in my honor (NSFW language). It has something like, "When he broke his nose, he scored four goals"... to Montreal. And all of it was under a very tough music like Rammstein. Well, exactly, nobody breaks nose while listening to Mozart.
Truer words were never spoken in Russian, and then awkwardly translated into English.
Source: Y! Sports Blogs - Yahoo! Sports
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