Vancouver (British Columbia – Ryan Miller is all you need to prove the difference between the Olympic Games basketball, NHL].
In the Summer Games, the basketball players to professional international stars are every four years between competitors in other sports. From Barcelona to Beijing, Michael Kobe, fans gather just to catch a glimpse of their heroes first name only.
[NHL players come to the Olympic Games are looking to raise the side, or at least a glimpse of the league.
Therefore, the key to low-Miller, a slight beard and soft on the proposal of indie rock and more than a bass player sporting elite, consciously chose to come out from his own comfort and embrace the Olympic spotlight.
"This is the Olympics," said Miller. "There are a greater number of people from different walks of life, with attention to hockey. I try to roll with it because I think it's good for the game, and people are interested, and if you are interested in me, then why not open up a bit, because we had won the young person who enjoys hockey, and we can grow our sport. "
Thus, Miller, with humor, and issues overlooked his girlfriend (actress Noureen Dewulf from "Ghosts of Girlfriends past"), and being recognized by dealing with sharp-eyed Canadian fans in the streets.
"It's part of the responsibility," said Miller. "We kind of cult sport in America and Canada, it's life, in the United States, you get to the south and to the Central States, and it does not exist. It's not even at a later stage. You are looking for. These are the moments when you have the country's attention , and I'm just trying to look at it this way.
"People want to know what is your personality. People asked me about my friend, and this is what people nowadays want to know, I think, and I am the person who tried to be a little more special, but I'm trying to be a little more open and more a little of the product, I think. "
Attention did not affect the performance of Miller. Anchor had been an American team that will play Finland in the semi-finals of this tournament exciting hockey. Miller, who is on work with small market Buffalo Sabers, preferably a decrease in the Team Canada beat United States 5-3 Sunday and closes the door to the Swiss in the quarter-final 2-0 victory.
This is the victory on Friday will hold a potential gold - medal showdown with Canada again on Sunday afternoon. Slovakia plays Canada at 9:30 pm EST the United States on Friday night.
Slovakia heart Defending Olympic champion Sweden, 4-3, late Wednesday night. Thomas Kopecký scored the decisive goal in the third period.
"It's the biggest achievement so far in the short history of the Slovak Republic," said Miroslav Satan forward, according to the Associated Press. "We certainly enjoy it for a period of time and then focus on the next game."
Americans are a little more Olympic hockey history.
And the gold medal here may not have an impact on the miracle of 1980, not ice. But it would help to put the United States as more than just a collection of niche markets for hockey. A serious international competition would create a great deal of interest in the game, as well as the NHL] itself, in the United States and abroad.
That’s why Miller, who has a business degree from Michigan, runs a clothing store on the Internet called the refinery, and says he would be a mistake for the NHL] to change its policy and stop by the discontinuation of the season so players can compete in the Olympic Games.
“I think that the exposure is great,” said Miller. “I think we win over the masses, I think the NHL] belongs in the Olympics, because it is a championship class, we should have a presence there. We are the best at what we do.”
While Miller may be ready to play the role of celebrity during the Games, his personality has not changed on the ice. It’s palsy, and goalkeeper almost calm, with no use of the dramatic flair of many of his peers to bring them to the ice.
“Show your personality at the crossroads of Arab engineers,” said Miller. “When I was a child, would my father say, ‘Sports Illustrated is not here to take a picture of you, just make the glove save’.”
Sports Illustrated and the rest of the world here now, and watch Miller in an attempt to implement this young and determined team of the United States the gold medal. They are two wins away.
“It is not difficult to think about it,” said Miller. “But we have Finland first, and we are all focused on that.”
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