Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby, ONSis a Canadian professional ice hockey player who serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During his two-year major junior career with the Rimouski Océanic, he earned back-to-back CHL Player of the Year awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup final. Nicknamed "The Next One", he was one of the most highly regarded...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 August 1987
CityCole Harbour, Canada
CountryCanada
Challenging someone is good. You need to do it. Sometimes they don't even realize you're doing it, like when you joke with a goalie, 'What's wrong today? You losing it?
Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much.
It's more frustrating. My expectation probably wasn't that I'd play [during the playoffs], but I was just trying to make sure that if there was any chance that it was possible to come back that I was ready and that I'd done everything I could to be ready. It's frustrating, disappointing. But can't really control any of that.
I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.
I look at it as a challenge, ... I'm not going to put too much added pressure on myself. I want to play in the NHL, and after that [happens], I can worry about things beyond that.
Teach your parents well.
For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.
It didn't feel like it was anything too major, but if you had to look at one hit that would be it.
Chestnut brown canary, ruby throated sparrow, sing a song, don't be long, thrill me to the marrow.
I want to be the best. So whatever comes with that, I have to accept it.
People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way.
For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.
I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.
I'd never complain about the attention - ever. I feel very fortunate to be doing what I love to do. Not everyone gets that chance every day. This is just part of it, and it comes down to managing my time to make sure I concentrate on my passion, which is the hockey, and have time away from hockey.