It's always cool when a story surfaces from someone who played against a superstar athlete at a young age and knew from that moment they'd be special.

After Alex Ovechkin scored his 600th career goal Monday night against the Jets, former NHLer Patrick O'Sullivan shared this amazing story about playing against Ovi when he was 10 and knowing he'd be a "legend."

Ovi was clearly dominant from a young age, and the best part of this story is that O'Sullivan was able to share it with Ovi once they were both in the NHL.

What Ovechkin's been able to do since entering the league in 2005 has been special and it's been a privilege watching the greatest goal scorer of this generation do what he does best, score.

 

(H/T: Patrick O'Sullivan)