Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich "Alex" Ovechkinis a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Prior to entering the NHL, Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons, from 2001 until 2005, and returned to play for them briefly during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. A highly touted prospect, Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. With the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelling the...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 September 1985
CityMoscow, Russia
My weapon isn't my shot. It's me.
I never look forward. I live for today. 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.
There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.
I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?
I'm okay. Russian machine never breaks.
I don't care what people say about me and what they think about me. I care about my team and I care about myself. Lots of people watch hockey, and I think everybody has different thinking.
Hockey is my life, you know. If I do not play hockey, I do not know what I do.
I saw the rebound and when the puck came to me, I said, oh my God, puck, I must shoot.
Right now I'm scoring goals and I'm the king of the world. And a couple weeks ago I was almost in the toilet. So maybe you just forget to flush me.
My hair was too big. And my head is big, and my hair is big, so my helmet gets too small. So I have to make a haircut.
Maybe's he's just jealous I have hair.
Everybody is jumping up and down back in Russia. Probably lots of vodka, too.
Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn't perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I'm talking about.
Hockey is my life and money is money. If you think about money, you stop playing hockey.