The video, which shows the president's first hockey training session honing his skills under the guidance of Russian two-time Olympic champion in hockey Alexei Kasatonov, is an excerpt from a new film about the Russian president.
"Pleasure is in victory," the president says in the film, noting that he likes to score goals.
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"It's not really interesting to play," he added, referring to situations when other players hold back.
"My colleagues are trying to protect me, we can see that they could score a goal every 20 seconds, but they don't, they give an opportunity to beginners like me to play."