she’s a world-class hockey player with four Olympic medals hi I’m Rebecca
four Olympic medals hi I’m Rebecca
four Olympic medals hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Jennifer
today we’re speaking with Jennifer
today we’re speaking with Jennifer bottle you’ve competed at four olympics
bottle you’ve competed at four olympics
bottle you’ve competed at four olympics have three goals to show for it and are
have three goals to show for it and are
have three goals to show for it and are also a world champion now does any one
also a world champion now does any one
also a world champion now does any one of these events mean more to you than
of these events mean more to you than
of these events mean more to you than the others
the others
the others I definitely think Vancouver is the most
I definitely think Vancouver is the most
I definitely think Vancouver is the most meaningful and every Olympic Games or
meaningful and every Olympic Games or
meaningful and every Olympic Games or every international tournament anytime
every international tournament anytime
every international tournament anytime you get to put on the Canadian Jersey
you get to put on the Canadian Jersey
you get to put on the Canadian Jersey it’s amazingly special but you know the
it’s amazingly special but you know the
it’s amazingly special but you know the chance to play in our home country and
chance to play in our home country and
chance to play in our home country and have the support from everyone was truly
have the support from everyone was truly
have the support from everyone was truly wonderful I will have to ask about the
wonderful I will have to ask about the
wonderful I will have to ask about the pressure of competing in Olympics how do
pressure of competing in Olympics how do
pressure of competing in Olympics how do you deal with that as an athlete it was
you deal with that as an athlete it was
you deal with that as an athlete it was about staying focused if you’re in the
about staying focused if you’re in the
about staying focused if you’re in the crowd in front of 20,000 people and you
crowd in front of 20,000 people and you
crowd in front of 20,000 people and you know how many millions of people are
know how many millions of people are
know how many millions of people are watching at home that could get a little
watching at home that could get a little
watching at home that could get a little overwhelming so even when you’re
overwhelming so even when you’re
overwhelming so even when you’re standing in the hallway got your jerseys
standing in the hallway got your jerseys
standing in the hallway got your jerseys on your boat to hit the ice for the gold
on your boat to hit the ice for the gold
on your boat to hit the ice for the gold medal game and you take in that energy
medal game and you take in that energy
medal game and you take in that energy but you’re also just focused on that
but you’re also just focused on that
but you’re also just focused on that shift and when you hit the ice and sort
shift and when you hit the ice and sort
shift and when you hit the ice and sort of bringing it back to the basics and
of bringing it back to the basics and
of bringing it back to the basics and the little things how did the Canadian
the little things how did the Canadian
the little things how did the Canadian Olympic women’s team train for the
Olympic women’s team train for the
Olympic women’s team train for the Olympics this year it was very intense
Olympics this year it was very intense
Olympics this year it was very intense and you know in the end I think that
and you know in the end I think that
and you know in the end I think that that’s perhaps what made it even more
that’s perhaps what made it even more
that’s perhaps what made it even more rewarding for us but there’s a lot of
rewarding for us but there’s a lot of
rewarding for us but there’s a lot of hours that go into it and we started in
hours that go into it and we started in
hours that go into it and we started in the spring and we had what we called a
the spring and we had what we called a
the spring and we had what we called a boot camp and so it was basically volume
boot camp and so it was basically volume
boot camp and so it was basically volume and intensity for three weeks straight
and intensity for three weeks straight
and intensity for three weeks straight so we would get up we’d go running at
so we would get up we’d go running at
so we would get up we’d go running at 7:00 the morning we’d usually then we do
7:00 the morning we’d usually then we do
7:00 the morning we’d usually then we do off ice warm-up which is about an hour
off ice warm-up which is about an hour
off ice warm-up which is about an hour of basically Sprint’s and dynamic
of basically Sprint’s and dynamic
of basically Sprint’s and dynamic warm-up on the soccer field then we’d go
warm-up on the soccer field then we’d go
warm-up on the soccer field then we’d go on the ice for about an hour and a half
on the ice for about an hour and a half
on the ice for about an hour and a half we would do off ice shooting we’d have
we would do off ice shooting we’d have
we would do off ice shooting we’d have afternoon workouts whether it’s weight
afternoon workouts whether it’s weight
afternoon workouts whether it’s weight sessions cardio’s we do power strength
sessions cardio’s we do power strength
sessions cardio’s we do power strength and then in the evenings we’d do
and then in the evenings we’d do
and then in the evenings we’d do something different whether is yoga or
something different whether is yoga or
something different whether is yoga or kickboxing where do you foresee the
kickboxing where do you foresee the
kickboxing where do you foresee the future of women’s hockey worldwide the
future of women’s hockey worldwide the
future of women’s hockey worldwide the level of play has improved drastically
level of play has improved drastically
level of play has improved drastically over the last 10 or 12 years and even
over the last 10 or 12 years and even
over the last 10 or 12 years and even you know there are lopsided scores in
you know there are lopsided scores in
you know there are lopsided scores in men’s hockey what’s the world you in
men’s hockey what’s the world you in
men’s hockey what’s the world you in your tournament or the Olympics so it
your tournament or the Olympics so it
your tournament or the Olympics so it seems to me this sort of stigma that’s
seems to me this sort of stigma that’s
seems to me this sort of stigma that’s attached with women’s hockey but I also
attached with women’s hockey but I also
attached with women’s hockey but I also think people need to be patient and then
think people need to be patient and then
think people need to be patient and then it takes time for a sport to develop and
it takes time for a sport to develop and
it takes time for a sport to develop and for the other countries to sort of give
for the other countries to sort of give
for the other countries to sort of give females the same
females the same
females the same Jews that were fortunate enough to have
Jews that were fortunate enough to have
Jews that were fortunate enough to have here thank you very much thank you
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