You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.
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I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it.
I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
We're always skating to wherever the puck is going.
When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.
There are certain guys that think they know hockey because they follow it on the Internet.
I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.
I don't even know if you can blink in a hundredth of a second, and that's what it comes down to in speed skating.
You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.
You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.