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Date Posted: 18:27:08 01/03/08 Thu
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Your questions for Ottawa Senators centre Mike Fisher
Fan Karen Brown asked what Fisher planned to do for Christmas.
Mike Fisher: Im going to go home for a day and a half, just going to drive home to Peterborough and go home Monday morning, back Tuesday night probably and just visit and eat some good meals.
James Gordon: Whats a family Christmas like at the Fisher residence?
MF: Christmas Eve we kind of do a fondue thing with the family and then have a big turkey dinner Christmas Day. We may have that Christmas Eve this year. Yeah, just spending time together and playing games and hanging out.
One question came from a mother whose 12-year-old son is having trouble at the rink. He suffers from ADD and while hes good at hockey, he struggles at school and has a lack of confidence that translates into other areas. He often blames himself when his team is scored on or he doesnt score for a while, and his teammates are giving him a hard time lately. The hockey mom asked Fisher how he mentally tries to get out of slumps and build confidence.
MF: Its hard for kids to do, but Ill watch tape of goals Ive scored or kind of get mentally (prepared). You know, just because youre in a slump, it doesnt mean youre a worse player than you were.
Mentally, you try and get it into your mind that you can score and just visualize. I try and do that. Try and relax as much as I can and not get uptight, and know that eventually everyone goes through it. Its just a matter of kind of pushing through it and learning from it. Thats kind of the biggest thing.
Sometimes through slumps you learn a little bit more and you do the little things that will benefit you more when you get out of them.
Fan Jennifer asked when Fisher knew he were good enough to play in the NHL?
I kind of thought, when I was 18 in junior, I thought I would possibly have a chance of being drafted, so it wasnt until 17-18 that you think its a possibility. But theres no guarantees.
Just having a couple good years in junior and things were going really well, and obviously being drafted is a good sign youre on your way. It s a step but theres still a lot of work to get there.
Huguette Robillard wondered how Fisher and other players feel when playing against former Senators who were traded or signed with other teams. Does he spend time with them before or after the game to catch up?
MF: Yeah well try to get together for dinner or whatever, some of the guys you know. Usually the night before. If we stay over the night of the game, yeah we can hang out. Were like buddies and it doesnt really change much you still play hard on the ice and do all you can to make it hard on them and stop them.
Pat L. was curious as to how Fisher stays in shape in the offseason. She said she could imagine it would be tempting to just sit around and veg all summer after a long, arduous season.
MF: Youve go to get motivated, but theres time to relax and do your thing and you need rest right after (the season). But at this level you know you need to be in top shape and its not that hard to get motivated to want to be the best. I just train at my cottage in the summer and do workouts 5-6 times a week and skate on into August to get back on the ice.
Candace asked a popular question - who is your roommate on the road?
MF: Its Chris Neil. Hes not too bad. Hes pretty quiet. He likes reading and talking to the wife. Hes a pretty good roommate.
Martin Walker was wondering if there was any reason Fisher chose #12 for his jersey.
MF: I was always #7 when I was a kid and then I got to junior and #7 was taken and the next one I had to choose between a few I just chose 12 and Ive been that ever since.
Nine-year-old Mark was one of several fans who wanted to know if Fisher has any superstitions or does anything to bring him luck before a game.
MF: No, I dont really have any superstitions. I you just try and prepare my body physically and mentally get prepared. Just pray before the game that God will look after me and try to give everything I have.
A number of fans wanted to know what Fisher does to kill time on the road when he's not playing.
MF: On planes and stuff play cards or read or watch movies. Well go to the mall and do some shopping, go to movies or, depending on the city, go out for dinner all the time and things like that.
JG: Are you a big reader? Whats the last book you read?
MF: The last book I was Golfs Sacred JourneyIts just about golf and life and kind of ties it in to faith and just kind of goes through the mental part of the game of golf and ties into our purpose on earth here too. So it was an interesting book.
Lindsay Lovenuk plays Bantam girls hockey in Russell and heard commentators saying during a recent broadcast that Fisher has one of the strongest wrist and slap shots in the league. She wanted to know if he had any advice on improving those areas.
MF: A lot of practice is the biggest thing I guess Ive done. Ill work outa lot of forearms as well to get some strength in the wrists. Ive had wrist surgery before so I kind of had to do some rehab on that and its been stronger since then. But a lot of it is practice for accuracy and to shoot hard. Even core strength helps doing a lot of abdominal and the that can help your centre of gravity too.
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