It's just skating, and you're going to have a couple of mistakes. Even in practice, you're not hitting 100%.
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The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well.
The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.
Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.
Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.
My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.
The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.
In football, you're hitting, so you might as well hit in practice.