Quotes from Alexander Ovechkin

I live my life to the maximum.

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.

I think I will only marry a Russian, well, I mean, a girl from Russia.

The growth of the KHL is a very important aspect for the development of Russian sports.

Russian machine never breaks.

I can't stand bad breath.

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.

If somebody ask me to do something for my country, I will. If there's a world championship, I go.

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.

My father is my idol. He supports me all the time. He has given me the way to life.

Hockey is my life and money is money. If you think about money, you stop playing hockey.

NHL is the best league in the world and I feel that I should play in the best league in the world. Money's not an issue and you cannot buy happiness.

I saw the rebound and when the puck came to me, I said, oh my God, puck, I must shoot.

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.

The most important thing is not the regular year, it's the playoffs.

The first thought is always about making the playoffs. That's the tough part. And once you get there, only then you can allow yourself to start thinking how you are going to play in the playoffs against other teams. And a lot is left to chance then. There's an element of luck as well: sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you do not.

Actually I love acting in commercials and I see no shame in that.

I believe sport brings people together and allows them to feel united for a common goal.

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 have a lot of respect for Ovechkin as a player. I like his enthusiasm. I know the kid has a zest for life and a joy for the game.

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 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.

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.

Hockey is my life, you know. If I do not play hockey, I do not know what I do.