A biography for Alexander Ovechkinhasn’t been written yet.
“My hope, it's not only my hope, but all of the NHL hopes to raise hockey in China because it's a good country to raise hockey.”
“Moscow is a big city. It's all nerves - something's always happening somewhere. D.C. is a quiet, calm family town.”
“I just want to do my best for my country.”
“To me, I feel like your accomplishments have been recognized when you make the cover of a videogame.”
“I'm proud to have a small part in the growth of hockey in D.C., but our organization does so much every day to get young kids to play hockey and I'm always appreciative of that.”
“It's hard to see a player go down and it's hard to see him get hurt.”
“I believe sport brings people together and allows them to feel united for a common goal.”
“I started playing hockey late and it was unclear until the very last moment if I was talented or not. But it turned out well.”
“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.”
“When someone asks to sign on the money I always refuse. Bad omen.”
“I can't stand bad breath.”
“I like running all the time. When I run, I feel much better.”
“If I have a chance to hit somebody, it does not matter who it is.”
“Sport is important for children, especially from disadvantaged places, to bring up their self esteem.”
“I like living in Washington.”
“Actually I love acting in commercials and I see no shame in that.”
“If I have a bad game, coaches, teammates tell me not to worry, next game I'll score. When people tell you this, it makes you comfortable.”
“It's only first place in NHL. Nobody remembers who's second place. Everyone remembers the winner.”
“As soon as you win the Cup, you don't want to lose that feeling. You want to win more than one. As soon as you taste it, it's kind of like a really good restaurant. You go there once, and you want to come back more than once because it's great.”