Alexander Ovechkin
If I have a chance to hit somebody, it does not matter who it is.Collection: Chance
If you compare Russia and America, they are two different worlds. People, cars, clothes. Girls' figures. Especially girls' figures. Why do you think that is, that when an American goes to Russia for a week, he stays for two extra weeks? Girls! And when a Russian goes to America for a week, he leaves in five days. I'm serious!Collection: Car
I always like to spend time with the kids, especially with kids who need help. For them and for the parents, to see their smile is always nice.Collection: Smile
Time move forward, and time move quick. So you just have to enjoy every second, every moment.
Every milestone is special.
It's only first place in NHL. Nobody remembers who's second place. Everyone remembers the winner.
I never look forward. I live for today. And if you think about what's going to happen in a year, in two years, then you begin to plan. And plans never come true.
Everybody has to have his own style, his own game. Everybody has to be himself. I'm listening to nobody. I have my own mind, my own heart.
The most important thing is not the regular year, it's the playoffs.
Mother Nature give me a hell of a body. My parents or whatever. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Mother of nature... From Russia with love.
When someone asks to sign on the money I always refuse. Bad omen.
To me, I feel like your accomplishments have been recognized when you make the cover of a videogame.
They call me Caveman because I don't care what others think of me.
I normally try to drive carefully.
The season is long. When I'm off, I try to distract myself from hockey.
Without training, I'm nothing. If I'm not training, I'm done. Any athlete, they have to train and they have to practice to win games. For sure. One hundred percent. You have to be training.
Just work out. Don't be lazy. If you take a day off, you're going to be fat and you're going to look terrible.
Every time when the season starts you have a goal, right? To reach the playoffs. You reach the playoffs, and then the next step is to win the Cup.
I think it's people's choice, right? If you watch movie, you watch movie. If you play video games, you play video games. I play games on my phone as well.
When you play hockey, you don't have any fear. As soon as you step on the ice everything goes away and you're focusing on the puck and focusing on the play.
Russian machine never breaks.
The fans here in D.C. since Day One they support the team, support me. It's something special.
In Moscow, if you have money, you're king. If you don't - sorry, man, get lost. I mean, it's like this everywhere. But in Moscow, it's much more hard-core.
My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just see me and how I love what's going on on the ice, how I love this atmosphere.
It means a lot to represent your country.
People have own mind, own views.
If somebody ask me to do something for my country, I will. If there's a world championship, I go.
My view is my view. Your view is your view.
I want to be a winner. But you can see Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky - that kind of people - where you can see and say yeah, this is players who win everything. I want to be in this page, too.
The road is the best spot to drive - just anywhere.
I just want to do my best for my country.
I have an excellent body, not an extra gram of fat. A washboard stomach.
Some people don't like telling about personal life. I don't like it, either, but you want to tell the fans where I'm growing up, how I did it, who supports me - see my house, my family. It's nice.
I like running all the time. When I run, I feel much better.
I do a lot of squats, I do a lot of bench pressing. But legs are very important for me. It's more important than arms and shoulders.
I'm not a real central-Moscow kid. I'm not used to luxury stuff.
Moscow is a big city. It's all nerves - something's always happening somewhere. D.C. is a quiet, calm family town.
Actually I love acting in commercials and I see no shame in that.
I am a family man. I do not want to be considered a womanizer or a ladies' man. I do not want to be attributed to romances that I never had. And example for me is my parents, who have created a strong family for life.
Russians are sincere, understanding and cook well.
I think I will only marry a Russian, well, I mean, a girl from Russia.
I have a good relationship with Russians, and with Americans. So I'm neutral.
Anyone who plays in the NHL dreams to win the Stanley Cup and I dreamed as well to be one of them and raise the cup in Washington and bring it home to Moscow and celebrate with my friends and my parents.
To be honest, I don't remember what happened in '95, '96 and '97. It was hard years. My memory is deleting.
You can't be 25 all the time.
I don't want to be in a position like, O.K., just give me a contract and I'll be on the team and play every two games. I don't want to be like that.
I live my life to the maximum.
My father is my idol. He supports me all the time. He has given me the way to life.
My parents did a great job.
When I was young, a little guy, I always played videogames, NHL, and always paid attention to the photo on the box. I always wanted to have my photo there.