"It used to be, I play hockey and my family watch me and they explain to me how they’re nervous," Ovechkin told the Washington Post. "I say, 'Why are you nervous? It's simple.' Right now, I [am] just watching her play, and I get nervous, because you think, 'Jesus Christ. Come on. Do something better.' "
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