Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromír Jágr; born February 15, 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He has formerly played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. After leaving the Rangers, he played for three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey Leaguewith Avangard Omsk before returning to the...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 February 1972
CityKladno, Czech Republic
I cannot really lift my arm or do anything.
I cannot hide behind the bench and wait for somebody else. I'm the highest-paid guy on the team. Who else is going to do it? That's my job. If I cannot do it, there's no reason to be here. I have to score goals for this team to win.
I am not running from that. If that happens, it would be a big honor to me and I would feel a lot more comfortable than if that happened a year ago.
I am not trying to look for any records. I wanted to help this team make the playoffs.
I don't want to talk about any goals. My goal was to make the playoffs before the season. And I've been in many playoffs and you just never know.
I don't want to take anything away from them, but even when they scored those two goals, I think we had it under control. When they scored the second on us, we then just spent five minutes in their zone.
I don't think they played their best. We as a team played a good hockey game.
You appreciate things after you lose them.
My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.
Many European guys go to the N.H.L. at a young age, even without knowing English. But they quickly adapt to new conditions, another game, a new country. They are also young, receptive, can move mountains.
Crosby is a great player, but I'd have to say Ovechkin, who is also a great player but doesn't have the same kind of support, and who does something great on almost every shift.
I don't try to be anything. I just want to play my game.
I love to play for Pittsburgh. If they can't afford me, then I'd love to play in L.A. or New York.
I'm trying not to be a kid all the time, but it's hard.