Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

I'm not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event.

My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.

Hockey lends itself to special events, including the Olympic competition: a glorious tournament of the best players in the world, putting on their national jerseys and playing on big rinks with no-goon Olympic rules and referee enforcement.

Tennis is not really a traditional Olympic sport.

One of the most common misconceptions about Olympic sports is that they only happen at the Olympics.

I'd like to be a three-time Olympian.

Hopefully I get to do more than one Olympics in my lifetime.

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.

I love wushu a lot and I would love to see it included in future Olympic Games.

They're still considered Olympic eligibles, so there's never an issue whether they're going to turn pro or not. When they get to that level, money is never an issue. They make so much money now.

When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you a volleyball player?' No one ever guesses tae kwon do.

They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya. In 1996, they didn't show it. In 2000, they didn't show it. In 2004, they didn't show it. In 2008, they did not even mention boxing at all. You would think the United States didn't have a boxing team in 2008.

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're competing in to the Closing Ceremony.

I've always said the Olympics are special to me.

It's still the height of every four years for me, regardless of Tours de France and everything: it's all about the Olympics.

I think Hero Hockey India League is the world's best hockey league.

The Olympics are just different. I'm not sure why; the pipe's the same size, the board you're riding is the same, you're competing against pretty much the same people. But the Olympics is the Olympics, and I know it's a really big deal.

I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

The NHL is the best in the world, it has the best players. I love the NHL.

I'm a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan, and the only other teams whose games I go to are the Rangers and the Kings.

Any Olympic sport is great to watch.

No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.

The Rio Games, it will be a big goal.

I always watch NHL, NBA, NFL games and don't miss tennis and golf.