A biography for Alexander Ovechkinhasn’t been written yet.
“The growth of the KHL is a very important aspect for the development of Russian sports.”
“The most important thing is if you keep your body in good shape, you know what you have to do for your body.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I'm proud to be Russian. We have probably the best country in the world. Everything is the best: hockey players, cars, girls.”
“I think I will only marry a Russian, well, I mean, a girl from Russia.”
“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.”
“It was always the goal to score as many goals as I can. But every year is harder and harder.”
“Russian machine never breaks.”
“The Olympics are in my blood and everybody knows how much I love my country.”
“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.”
“If somebody going to tell you don't play video games on the road or at home, I'm not going to listen to it.”
“Sometimes the pass is perfect, but you can't shoot the puck. Sometimes it's a bad pass and you do a good shot.”
“I love the Capitals and my teammates here as much as I love my country and I know all the other NHL players feel the same for their teams.”
“I just push myself to work hard.”
“It is a huge honor for me to be an ambassador for the entire Washington Capitals organization and the National Hockey League for this special trip to China.”
“Time move forward, and time move quick. So you just have to enjoy every second, every moment.”
“The most important thing for us is winning the Stanley Cup and I want to win.”
“The season is long. When I'm off, I try to distract myself from hockey.”
“I can eat anything. After practice I can stop at McDonald's. I don't have a problem with gaining weight, thank God.”