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“He’s amazing. There aren’t enough words in English or Russian to describe him.”
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"He's like the shark in Jaws, circling in the water waiting for blood. They should play that music from the movie – da-duh, da-duh, da-duh - when he's out on a shift. He doesn't just go after loose pucks, he hunts them down."
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Ovie gets two photos in the slideshow, nice. They also look more "wholesome" than most of the other photos in the series.
I haven't seen this picture of him before, that's why I decided to post the whole thing.
Where's Marge? I'm wondering if she followed him to the pool again in Vegas and maybe got a better view of his possible tattoo.
Ooh, lookee, I'm in the latest pic LOL! Don't I wish I was the brunette on the left, but that's what my fantasy life is for.
Did I say this already? A long hot summer without Ovie/hockey does strange things to me. I know there are those who aren't into this sort of thing, but have pity on us Ovie/hockey deprived.
Excuse my self-indulgence. This is what will keep me going until Caps training camp in September.
BTW, who is this Emily who seems to follow Ovie everywhere and provide on the spot reports of his whereabouts and activities?
At least Ovi did not look like a skanky douche like the majority of the players in the slideshow. He can party with class :-)
@BobbyG: I'm with you on the withdrawls during the summer. I'm a very new fan of the Caps and the great 8, but now my obsession has taken hold. Football season will tide me over for a month until preseason starts but there is no one in football that compares.
As I already posted on the Ovie vacation thread, this blog has been very important to me as I'm going through a rough patch in my personal life. It isn't just Ovie/hockey withdrawal that has affected me, it's deeper than that. The pics, stories, and conversations with other bloggers have been a wonderful antidote to my doldrums and have lifted my spirits. Thanks to TJ and all who have posted here to feed my need for an Ovie fix.
@BobbyG: Glad we could help, and thanks to TJ for all the awesome material.
Thanks is not enough, DONATE AT THE BOTTOM!!! :-)
Nah, just kidding, you don't have to do that. :-)
I donated 8 dollars (fitting amount). Can I deduct this on my taxes :-)
Wow, like I said you don't have to... but it gives to you some kind of... what's the good word? joy? satisfaction? recognition? Even $1 or 2 cents would give me the same, but thank you for $8.
Again, please note, you don't have to... I am not starving... :-)
No worries, you provide me with awesome information and entertainment during the season and off-season so it was the least I could do (not really). :-)
@BobbyG,
Field Reporter Emily is also Your Nation's Capital (YNC) on Japers' Rink. She has gigs, so to speak, on both sites.
The internet makes it easy to follow Ovie.
TJ, I hadn't noticed the Donate button before. Let me scrape together some cash and I will thank you properly for what your blog has meant to me. Finances are a little tight now; my no good !@#$ bf dumped me when I got sick and cleaned out our joint bank accounts. Such is the nature of the rough patch I'm going through now.
I'm not starving either--at least not yet--but I ask for your patience while I try to get my life back together. In the meantime, thanks again so much for all the fabulous Ovie photos and stories.
BobbyG *singing along with John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" playing in the background now*
@BobbyG,
I'm sorry to hear about all the crap you've been going through. Might I suggest that in the future you have your bank account, he has his, and set up a joint account for the household. It keeps the personal finances separate and prevents being cleaned out by a lowlife.
@O: hindsight is 20/20. We were saving TOGETHER for a house and all that good stuff when two people are in a so-called committed relationship. I won't make that mistake again EVER. Whatever happened to "in sickness and in health"?
Thankfully, I found out what Mr. Wrong was really like before I married him and had his children. A small price to pay in tuition in the school of hard-knocks life.
At least in my Ovie fantasy life he treats me right and does me no wrong. *Sigh*
@BobbyG: Don't worry about donation. Your donation are your comments. 'Don't worry, be happy'
@BobbyG,
Finding out before it's too late is always a good thing. Luckily, I was raised by an economist who always said to keep your assets separate (especially females).
@TJ: I can tell you're one of the "good guys" so I won't group you in with most men. I am going through a phase now, not at all interested in getting back into the dating pool anytime soon. The shallow end of the Ovie pool party is just fine and will have to do at least for the near future.
I lost track of my threads so be extra patient with me. I asked about this mysterious Emily, and someone noted she's also on SB Nation so thank you whoever you are for directing me. I'll have to chase her down there.
I'm curious about Emily because she seems to follow Ovie around everywhere, lucky lady. How did she land this ideal gig? I'd give anything to be an Ovie roadie/groupie in my real life.
She only follows Ovie on the internet. Search engines are powerful things.
Well, Emily is freelancing for us and she gets all the trips paid following Ovie. That's a good thing about collaborating with Alex Ovetjkin blog, right, Emily? The money for her trips come from "Donation" button from the bottom of the blog. We have all the latest.
Did someone even noticed that we published Ovie's baptism thing and him in Jurmala before any Russian media outlet? Two days before Life freaking ru.
That's Emily!
That's why Alex Ovechkin himself reads us (check his twitter account and see who he follows). Sometimes Ovie takes the directions from us where to spend his spare time.
OK, forget it, just kidding... :-)
... (but Ovie does follow this blog)
@BobbyG - I feel your pain, lady. I really do. My ex wasn't that bad but he was a POS who probably would have done something like that if we had gotten to that point in a relationship.
I'm glad you're not lumping all men out there though... there are a few good ones out there, Ovie being one of them. :-P He said in an interview a couple of years ago that he was still looking for 'the right one.'
I've finally been blessed enough to find an amazing guy... and sure enough, it was my best friend for over ten years. We met in 1999 when I was 14 and we finally decided to give things a try between us... and we're having our handfasting in October of this year. :) This man has went above and beyond the call of duty for me... I'm unemployed due to my bipolar disorder and the fact that I've had to wait months for medication (I can't work without it.)... he works overtime to take care of us without complaint. He buys me presents to make me feel better, he tells me he loves me every day... he does what he has to do and more. And it is absolutely amazing that I have him.
And I am absolutely convinced that there is someone out there for you too. You just have to give yourself time to heal from all of this. :) And lots of Ovie helps immensely.
My fiance knows too... if Ovie comes around, I'm gone. :P <3
Chin up, BobbyG! <3 And if you ever decide to make a Facebook, look me up. Every time I post, I put my Facebook as the URL so if people wanna talk more Ovie, they can add me.
@TJ: Ovie follows this blog??? He must think I'm a raving lunatic! However, if he's as open minded as he seems, and takes cues from this blog as to where he should spend his spare time, I'd be very happy to provide him with Google Earth AND MapQuest directions to my house LOL!
BTW, thanks for the scoop about Emily. She is a VERY lucky lady.
@Dawn: excuse my ignorance, but what is a POS?
I'm very happy for you Dawn, you give me hope. Thanks so much for the words of encouragement. Chemo is rough now, but at least I have lots of Ovie to get me through the difficult days thanks to this blog. I'm patient enough to go slow next time and I'm the eternal optimist. In my fantasy world Ovie finds me and decides I'm "the right one" for him LOL. In the real world, I know a special someone is out there for me, and I wish the same for him.
I really hope Ovie finds someone who will love and appreciate him for the person he is and not just get swept up in his formidable hockey superstar persona and/or physical attributes. Hockey skills, like beauty, fade with time. I hope when the time comes Ovie finds what's really important, enough to make him give up his wandering eye and focus on only her and their life together. *Sigh*
BobbyG, *in an especially dreamy and romantic state of mind today*
@BobbyG - POS stands for piece of s**t. Censoring myself to respect others around us on the blog. :P
I can imagine. I had to watch my mother go through chemo when she was dying of cancer. Where she was too stubborn to go to the doctors, they didn't find out until November 2008, when she was in the final stages. She passed in March of last year. I can imagine the difficult days in front of you and the ones that have passed already but I hope that things work out amazingly well for you. That's one hell of a path to be on... and I commend you for such strength. You are one hell of a lady, ma'am. :) And you're welcome, btw.
I hope Ovie finds someone like that too. He doesn't need a woman who will live off his money and not care about what he thinks, how he feels and who he is underneath the hockey superstar exterior. I always hear so many people bash on his intelligence and such, probably because he's so passionate about hockey and mainly hockey. That we know of anyway. I think he's a highly intelligent man who needs a woman who complements that and a woman who is as beautiful as she is wonderful. Someone who let him be the strong man that he is but isn't afraid to put their foot down to him if necessary. Someone he can find things in common with, personality wise, and can share his passion with hockey and he can do the same for their passions.
I just don't think too many of those girls that he has seen in the past could do that for him. Sure, they are nice eye candy... looks aren't everything. After all, as you said, beauty fades over time. When the days of being young and beautiful are over, there has to have something else there that the both of them fell in love with.
And of course, I wish it were me. <3 As do you with yourself and every girl. :) But I might be a little too flower child and free-spirited for him. And not very high-maintenance. At least I think so anyway. :P
Anyway. I've rambled on enough. Take care of yourself, BobbyG. <3
Ovie knows what he wants in a future wife, he just hasn't found her yet. He has said he wants someone like his mother, of course - I read that to mean strong, accomplished, and nurturing, - a Russian with a strong sense of family and who loves and wants lots of children.
All the young women he has dated seem to be sweet people, but very young in outlook and not quite at the maturity level to handle the rigors of his fame. As far as I know, he has only dated one "celebrity" and that was the former Miss Russia.
I think he's made narrow, but smart dating decisions. By narrow I mean that almost all the females seem interchangeable and he hasn't stepped outside of his comfort zone despite the opportunities avaliable to him - travel and contact with different cultures.
Personally, I think its strange when a person voluntarily lives in another country most of the time, yet never truly gets to know the place and its people. It remains "other" to them.
@Dawn: YES! We both have a POS in our past. Thanks for clarifying.
@Dawn and O: I resonate with what you both are saying about Ovie. IMO the main issue in his knowing what he wants is both he and any prospective female partner are very young--he's only 24--so maturity, or lack of it, can get in the way of of commitment.
There's also the issue of the long separations during hockey season, something a young woman likely would have problems with. Sharing Ovie with his great passion--IMO he's already married to hockey or at least it's his mistress--could be a deal breaker for a young woman if she's immature and/or so needy she expects Ovie's attention to be 100% into her during his playing career. The limelight shines hot and bright on Ovie, something a young inexperienced woman might not be able to handle.
Then there's the matter of Ovie's Mom, a formidable woman in her own right. IMO she has LOTS to say to her son about his personal life. What young woman could compete with her for influence? And a fierce competition it would be IMO, not only for influence but also for who is #1 in his life.
I also agree that it's odd that Ovie has spent over five NHL seasons with the Caps, living here most of the time, and yet still has such a narrow view of his potential dating pool. He might have mastered English well enough to cope, but IMO his social skills need work, at least in terms of feeling comfortable in our country and our culture. Maybe maturity is an issue here too.
From what I've heard Russians marry young and the wedding industry is booming and growing yearly. They are in love with love and the idea of starting their own family. There is a high divorce rate among young Russians because of this.
If I remember correctly from something I read a few years ago, Ovie was briefly engaged. It sounded like he was a teenager at the time - it was around the time he was drafted, perhaps. If true, I'm glad he or someone came to their senses.
Right now he recognizes that he is too young and having too much fun as a bachelor to settle down, but isn't that more reason for him to expand his experiences a bit and meet other types of females. There are differences throughout western cultures, but we're really not that different.
Hopefully he'll find the right one, at the right time, no matter where she lives.
@O: Right on, spot on.
I hadn't heard anything before about Ovie being briefly engaged at the time he was drafted. You are right; someone came to his or her senses. Maybe Mama Ovechkin had something to say since she's on record as being very protective of Ovie, telling him to watch his money and be careful of people who only value him for his fame and fortune. She is right about this.
That blond girl with Alex is Joannie Rochette. Figure skating 2010 Olympics' Silver medalist. (The one who suddenly and sadly lost her moms days prior to the Olympics.
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