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| TORONTO -- Brent Burns has left his hotel door open. It is 11:15 p.m. on a Monday. Hes confined to his hotel bed, his legs wearing something that looks as if it was made by NASA and attached to a machine.It helps with circulation, he says with a grin. In fact, its the NormaTec Pulse Recovery System. So, I just learned something, five seconds into our chat. You always do while hanging around the San Jose Sharks superstar defenseman, who on this night is once again wearing his camouflage top.Have a seat, Burns, 31, says, pointing to a nearby chair. How are you, anyway?And with that commences a 48-minute Q&A with one of the games most interesting characters. Heres an edited version of it (the full version would have been a book):ESPN.com: You had dinner with your parents tonight. Where do they live now and what do they do?Brent Burns: They still live in Barrie [Ontario, about an hour north of Toronto]. My dad works at a local brewery in Barrie, Flying Monkeys. My mom works at Costco in Barrie; I think she just got promoted to manager at the photo lab, so I get all my pictures from my mom. [Burns grins.]ESPN.com: Hockey parents make big sacrifices. Would you be here today without them?Burns: Oh, absolutely not. Its crazy. My dad was and is still a huge hockey fan. Ive had two huge hockey influences. Obviously other than coaches and teammates, major lifetime influences in hockey were my dad and Jari [Byrski, a renowned skating/skill development coach in Toronto]. Jari from the skill set that Ive learned from him, abilities on the ice and just growing in the game. But my dad also when it comes to skill set and work ethic and training. Those are my two biggest influences. My dad still has every one of my games as a kid on video. Its pretty cool to go back at look at different highlights and tournaments.ESPN.com: You were nominated for the Norris Trophy for the NHLs top defenseman last season. You were always a very good player and even played forward for a time, but why do you think your game has gotten to another level later in your career?Burns: I dont know, its just crazy. I mean, I always think a lot of it is how youre used and youre thought of. I really feel great with [where] the coaches have put my mindset and made me feel on the team and use me. But also, when I came to San Jose and was able to see guys like Jumbo [Joe Thornton],?Patty Marleau, Pavs [Joe Pavelski], Cooch [Logan Couture], at the time Clowey [Ryane Clowe] too, you could just learn so much from those guys -- all very, very different but extremely elite in different areas. Im really close with Jumbo, and this guy is just a legend; its crazy. Look at his career numbers and the thing is, hes still elite. Hes in unbelievable shape. Hes a guy that you heard weird stuff about, but then when you talk to anyone thats played with him, they say, No, hes the best guy Ive ever played with. This guy loves hockey. His passion is unreal -- his work ethic, his energy. And hes arguably still one of the best players in the league. So if you yourself arent working, theres something wrong with you.ESPN.com: Your age, 31, was certainly mentioned after you signed an eight-year extension with San Jose in November, but I know you keep yourself in incredible shape ...Burns: Im feeling better and better. Ive never felt better than I do at this time. Ive been in the league a long time but ... you learn how to deal with things better. I remember my first NHL game, I was sitting in the room after the game and I said, Thats just the first one? That was unbelievable. I gotta do that again? It was like, Holy s---, I dont know if Ill be able to do that. This is insane. I was an 18-year-old kid playing his first game in Chicago, and I think I got buried like three times on my first shift. I was like, Oh, my God. It was crazy. ... Ive learned a lot about just the way to think about going into a game. What makes Jumbo elite -- I get to hear little things he says, theres a reason hes elite. Just to pick up little things has helped me a lot. I just really love the spot Im in right now. Weve got a great bunch of guys, a great mix, a great coaching staff. We generally love coming to the rink.ESPN.com: Lets talk about your big RV. How many years have you done the RV vacation trip?Burns: Two years. It was probably about 30 days two years ago. Last summer was pretty much the whole time: From when we lost [in the Cup finals], we packed it up in two days and we were gone. The kids started school on the 12th [of August] and we were home for that.ESPN.com: What are you reading these days?Burns: Still reading Game of Thrones, and Im also reading The Nuclear Jihadist. Its a true story about the CIA and the nuclear weapons getting into Pakistan and trying to prevent it and what happened. Its a pretty crazy book. I go back and forth with Game of Thrones. Ive also been watching lots of shows. Ive been watching Vikings, Hell on Wheels and Black Sails.ESPN.com: You should be on Vikings with that beard of yours.Burns: I know! And Black Sails, too. If you can help me get on one of those two shows, that would be huge: Black Sails and Vikings. I like shows that are kind of historical but also tell a story.ESPN.com: Lets talk Twitter. How do you feel about social media?Burns: I never got into Facebook. With Twitter, I have fun with it. If something is being said or something is happening, I can say something. Twitters kind of my way of getting news and seeing whats happening around the league. Thats the easiest way for me. Its been fun; I have fun with fans on there and in other cities.?ESPN.com: You played for Team Canada in the World Cup of Hockey. What about the Olympics? Youd certainly be in line if the NHL goes to South Korea. But it doesnt sound positive at this point in terms of participation. How do you feel about that?Burns: I love playing for Team Canada -- world juniors, world championships, World Cup -- the people at Hockey Canada have been incredible. Yeah, any time I can play. I tell guys all the time about the world championships, for Canada, youve got to go. They treat you unbelievably. You have life experiences. I have a family and now you get to share those experiences with them. I remember one time we were playing [in Prague in 2015]. We had the early game and the U.S. was playing after. My little guy [5-year-old Jagger] was down near the room and all of a sudden he was gone. I looked down the hallway and couldnt see him. All of sudden a couple of USA guys came over and said, Burnzie, you looking for your son? Hes right here in our room. They were getting ready for their semifinal game and my son, wearing his Team Canada Burns jersey, is right there in their dressing room. [Burns laughs.] I was like, Oh, sorry guys. ... Yeah, any time playing for Team Canada. But [the Olympics are] a business, too. I get where theyre coming from. Thats above my pay grade. I know it would be an unbelievable opportunity to play and a huge honor. But thats a tough one. It would be a really cool country, too. I always look at that. Its far away and its cool. Its great to travel and get those experiences.ESPN.com: Your little guy plays hockey, right?Burns: Yup. How about this for a mean joke: They have seven or eight teams in his junior Sharks league. They all wear the junior Sharks logo but then its all the NHL teams. Well, they put my kid and Patty Marleaus kid on the Penguins. My kid is just crushed. I was like, Who did this to us? Its funny.ESPN.com: OK, almost done here, and I know youre obviously far, far away from retirement, but have you ever thought about what youll do next?Burns: I mean, Ive always wanted to join the military. ... Ive always wanted a ranch. I love animals obviously, love the outdoors. I dont know though, I dont really think about that too much.ESPN.com: Lets put it this way, I dont picture you as a coach or GM in the NHL. Youve got other interests beyond hockey.Burns: Yeah, no, I wouldnt probably at all [want to work in NHL]. Ive given up so many other interests and hobbies [because of hockey] that I really want to get into more. I love road biking, I love jiu-jitsu, Ive always had an interest in long-range shooting, learning long-range ballistics, Ive always wanted to take courses in that.ESPN.com: Everyone knows your love for animals -- snakes and dogs and everything. What dogs do you have now?Burns: We had two huskies and we lost our female right after our RV trip this year. We have our male left. Hes 10 and hes in unreal shape. But we definitely tell hes lost his mate and hes very lonely. So weve got a puppy coming at Christmas.ESPN.com: What breed?Burns: A Leonberger. Theres not a lot of them in the U.S. [Burn flips on his computer to show a picture of the breed.] Theyre big dogs.ESPN.com: My goodness, thats the size of a horse!Burns: Yeah, theyre big. Really great temperament, cuddly. Just love it. Ive been looking into these dogs for like two years.ESPN.com: Brent, thanks a lot for your time tonight. Always a blast.Burns: Any time. Chargers Hoodies Jerseys Outlet .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Authentic Chargers Hoodies .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. http://www.cheapchargershoodiesjerseys.com/scott-quessenberry-hoodie/ . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With nearly a dozen career races at Eldora Speedway, Rico Abreu will be one of the most experienced drivers in the field for next weeks Truck Series race.It should be his best shot at winning his first career national NASCAR race and earning a spot in the Truck Series playoffs.Abreu doesnt look at it that way.I think I can win on a mile-and-a-half, Abreu said Wednesday. I think its a chance for me to win, I think its a good shot. But I know if I dont win, I have plenty of other opportunities.Abreu was going to get to test the dirt at Eldora earlier than most of the Truck Series drivers because he was scheduled to race this weekend at the Rossburg, Ohio, track in the Kings Royal, one of the most prestigious late model races in the country.He was due to fly to Indianapolis in a plane piloted by Tony Stewart, owner of Eldora, who takes a participatory interest in track preparation in anticipation of next Wednesdays truck race.Abreu loves Eldora -- hes won a USAC race there and an All-Star Series race -- and should be equal to Christopher Bell in terms of experience and success levels at the track when the green flag falls on the truck race. Bell won last years truck race, the third at Eldora.I think the racing there, the style suits my driving style, Abreu said. Its fast paced, you race up by the wall and its just a place I really enjoy.Its got many believing Abreu, a rookie in trucks, should be a favorite next week. Hes not sure, though, based on mediocre first 10 races to the season.I havent been doing that good, he said.Abreu is 14th in the points with two top-10 finishes and is still adapting to the truck.I have speed at the wrong times of the race, and I just make a lot of little mistakes, he said. I havent been qualifying good the last few weeks. I feel like truck racing relies a lot on track position and thats not something I am good at just yet.Abreu is also discouraged by his sprint car season, which has seen just seven wins so far despite racing about four times a week. He had 13 at this time last year, but he also had a much heavier schedule.Because trucks take up the entire weekend, Abreu has cut his sprint car schedule from 80 races last year to 40. In all, he expects to race about 85 total events after 110 last year.I think I am just trying a lot harder, Abreu said. Its harder to win races and everyone is getting better and equipment is getting better. I also think its been harder for me to go back and forth to all these cars. But I only have 10 sprint car races left this year, then its all trucks.---SUPER TRUCKS-SARA PRICE: The Stadium Super Trucks will have its first female competitor this weekend when Sara Price makes her debut at Toronto this weekend.Price is a 23-year-old motocross and UTV racer from Southern California. She won over 17 national championships in motocross and medaled in the X-Games before making the switch to four wheels, winning several off-road and Time Attack racing championships.Price wants to be the first woman to earn a spot onn the podium in the series owned by Robby Gordon.dddddddddddd.When Robby Gordon called me two years ago saying I need to get into one of his Stadium Super Trucks, I just put my head down and started getting to work, she said. SST is where I want to be, and Im very pumped to be competing in the same exact truck as the other competitors, its truly a dream come true.The trucks used in the series run up to 140 mph and launch roughly 20 feet in the air as they travel over jump along the course. The trucks are identically prepared 650 horsepower machines.---FILIPPI RETURNS: Luca Filippi will be back in an Indy car this weekend when he drives for Dale Coyne Racing at Toronto.Filippi will drive the No. 19 Honda at Toronto, where he finished a career-best second last season while driving for Ed Carpenter. Filippi drove the first four races this season for Coyne with a top finish of 17th place at Long Beach.Its one of my favorite races, not just because I finished on the podium in Toronto last year, but because its one of the best events on the schedule and I love to race on street circuits, said Filippi.The Italian has driven in 22 IndyCar races since 2013 and has raced at Toronto three previous times.---ELDORA NEW NAME: Major League Baseball balked at the name of Eldora Speedways annual Truck Series race, so the Tony Stewart-owned dirt track has found a new title sponsor for the July 20 event.The race had been called the Mudsummer Classic in each of its first three years. MLB raised issues about the name being too similar to its All-Star game, the Midsummer Classic.Aspen Dental has now signed on as title sponsor for the truck race and it will now be called the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby. The race is NASCARs only national event on a dirt track.Aspen Dental is one of the primary sponsors for Danica Patrick, who drive the No. 10 in the Sprint Cup Series for Stewart-Haas Racing.Aspen Dental has leveraged its partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing and Danica Patrick really well and this new role with Eldora Speedway gives them another strong platform, said Stewart.---CHARITY RIDE: Kyle Pettys annual charity motorcycle ride raised more than $1 million this year, its 22nd annual trek.The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is the top cumulative donor to Victory Junction, a camp dedicated to providing experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.Petty this year led 200 bikers on a 2,150-mile route, traveling from California to Mississippi from April 30 to May 6. Since 1995, more than 7,950 riders have logged more than 11.6 million cumulative motorcycle miles and raised $17.5 million for Victory Junction and other childrens charities.We are extremely thankful for the incredible turnout year after year, said Petty. Thanks to the outpouring of support for Victory Junction and the Ride, well be able to send even more kids to camp for years to come. Stitched NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Outlet Disocunt Football Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys White NFL Jerseys Cheap China NFL Jerseys White ' ' ' |
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