Leonsis gives total support to Ovechkin (Sochi-2014)

Ken Campbell, THN, Dec. 14, 2009:

In a profile on Ovechkin in THN’s 12th annual 100 People of Power and Influence issue, which is on newsstands Dec. 21, Leonsis threw his total support behind Ovechkin.

“When you have children, the love is unconditional,” Leonsis said. “I know this is really, really important to him and his family, and I view it as my job to create a culture and an atmosphere where he knows that the love is returned. So I always have his back. So I’ve told him, ‘If this is what you want to do, I’m going to do my best to help make it happen.’

“I hope it never comes to the league says no and Alex says he’s going, because I’d probably fly him over myself. He’s very committed and he’s very passionate about it and he’s very committed because we’ve talked about, ‘What happens if you get hurt?’ And he says, ‘Well I could get hurt riding my bike or I could get hurt in practice.’ ”

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