Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go around the world and not only share the game but also my philanthropic work. Building a hospital in the Congo is one of the proudest achievements of my life.

The whole business of basketball with China, it's just a huge business that enables us to come over and connect with them and continue that fan affair.

Being a global ambassador is as much a responsibility as it is an honour.

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.

One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.

I should have sent him somewhere as an ambassador. The world’s a big place.

An ambassador also serves as an emblem of the country that appoints him.

America's international broadcasters are an important part of the face we present to the world.

I'm not the ambassador of Japan or Japanese culture.

What I do miss is foreign travel, because there really is no substitute for showing up somewhere and representing the United States.

My relationship with Virat is not dictated by political situation. Virat is a fantastic human being and an ambassador of cricket for his country, just like I am for my country.

I'm honored to serve as ambassador for Screamfest.

Seoul will co-operate with the national government so that the 2032 Summer Olympics become something more than a sports festival - an opportunity to change the fate of the Korean Peninsula.

I have been to Pakistan many times and enjoyed every visit and it breaks my heart to see teams not playing in that country.

I want to be an ambassador of Brooklyn.

I feel like I have this unique opportunity to represent both Korea and the U.S.

After university, I was desperate to be an ambassador. It went back to geography: I loved the idea of living in exotic and exciting countries, but still driving a Land Rover and having tea. I failed the Foreign Office exams three times.

Football can make things different, and football can make change around the world. I hope football can do something for Korea.

Britain has always been a nation with a strong global focus. We have influenced change and built strong ties all round the world.

Baseball is a great example of the cultural ties between the United States and Cuba and a powerful reminder of the shared experience between people that transcends our difficult history.

I think football in general globally has a unique way of uniting people instead of dividing people.

I think the job of the first single is kind of like being a diplomat for a country.

When we had a good relationship between North Korea and South Korea, we always connected with sports.

I brought Muhammad Ali to North Korea in 1995. I tried that once. It didn't work out quite that well for me as it did for Dennis Rodman, but I brought Muhammad Ali to Pyongyang, North Korea, as part of a big wrestling event called the World Peace Festival. It was a two-day event that drew over 350,000 people.

The foreign policy community in Washington has been arguing that America must put our values at the head of our foreign policy once again - and I couldn't agree more, so let's start by leading on women.