Sidney Crosby brings unquestioned aura back to Olympics in chance for gold — and so much more
NY Post
MILAN — Sidney Crosby’s first Olympic experience in 2010 inspired an entire generation of hockey players.
On a smaller scale, the famous golden goal he scored in overtime at 22 years old to defeat the United States and top the Vancouver podium was a magical moment in Canadian hockey history that so many of his current Canada teammates consider their earliest international memory. That applies to NHL players of other nations, as well.
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And as he prepares for the official start of his third — and possibly final — Olympic Games in Milan on Thursday, Crosby has another chance to add to his already incomparable legacy.
“I was just trying to prepare [for 2010] as best as I could, but I was trying to be open-minded too,” Crosby recalled to The Post from his locker room stall in Pittsburgh before the Games started. “I was young. I hadn’t experienced anything like that. I was getting a chance to play with guys that I grew up watching. I think I was trying to just absorb as much as I could, but also, when it came to whatever my role was going to be, be open-minded for that too. I was just really thrilled to be part of it.”
He later added: “I just wanted to win so bad.”
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