Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

Hockey's my favorite sport.

Hockey seems completely lawless and, therefore, inexplicably sexy.

I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating faster, I was attracted to the speed and dynamics of hockey. I never looked back!

I play hockey in a pickup league. I grew up playing, so it's nice to get on the ice whenever I can.

Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match.

You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.

I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.

It doesn't matter whether I'm in an NHL arena, at a local rink, or on a sheet of ice in the middle of a baseball stadium: when I'm around the game, I feel at home.

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 played hockey with the best of them.

If you don't get it right, what's the point?

Hockey, honestly, was my first love. The excitement, the fast pace, the intensity of the game... I still love it to this day.

I love to play hockey. I'm a huge hockey fan and I love to play as well.

I've always had a passion for hockey, ... That's the key. You can't be putting in time. You have to enjoy doing what you do.

I graduated early from high school, but up until I graduated, I was playing high school hockey. I really enjoy hockey. That's definitely what I do on my days off, for sure.

You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I've been the one skating.

I'm most comfortable definitely when I'm on the ice. I love to play. It's something that I just love to do.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.

It's funny: when you're skating around during warm-ups, I'll see signs that say things like: 'Kane, Prom?' We have a fun, young team, and girls are asking you to the prom and giving you their numbers.

If you're getting a lot of flack, you're right on target.

Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.

My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake.

The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again.

Hockey's fun.

Every day, I do hockey-related stuff all morning.