T. J. Oshie Quotes

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T. J. Oshie

Profession : Hockey Player

Birth : December 23, 1986

I tried the NoSweat and right away, it worked out really well.

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If you can get one on the road, that goes a long way in a seven-game series.

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It's something I work on every once in a while. I'll skate around the neutral zone and have one of our assistants fire pucks into my skates and I'll figure out a way to handle them. I think it's a good skill to have, and something you don't think about that you should work on.

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In soccer you can drag your foot when you kick the ball. If your skate touches the ice when you kick the puck, you'll dig in and get a high ankle sprain or snap your ankle.

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When everyone is playing the same way, maybe that doesn't matter as much. But when they're a couple of guys that are inconsistent, kind of how I was before, and you keep switching up the lines, it almost compounds the problem.

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It's fun to see what the fans have to say and stay in touch with some people.

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I've got to be a little more selfish in the sense that I believe in myself that I can score goals.

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I don't try to put myself in one category.

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I don't want to say that I do it all, but I do the best I can to be an all-round player.

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I'm comfortable anywhere, which I think the coaches like about me. If they need a spot to be filled, whether it's in the middle, left or right, I'll do it.

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I guess Oshie does sound a little better than naming your pet Smith or Johnson.

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Our family is so close, that's just how we were taught and we don't know any other way.

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From day one, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, everyone has always been around.

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I couldn't be any happier to re-sign with the Blues. It's where I've grown as a player and as a pro.

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St. Louis is where I want to be and it's where I want to be for a long time.

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Coaches have always told me, 'Shoot the puck, shoot the puck,' but they never necessarily told me where I'm getting my scoring chances from.

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I get all my scoring chances from the forecheck, from the backcheck, putting pressure on guys and taking away the opposition's time and space. I just never realized that until I watched some game tape. They're usually off turnovers. That made me want to check harder after seeing that.

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I didn't really watch hockey. I just always kind of played it and looked at it as being a fun thing.

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When I come to the rink, I want to get better every day, whereas before it was just all fun and games.

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I'm just looking for that extra work ethic on and off the ice to get me to the next level. When that comes, I think I'll be a lot better.

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