“My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just se...” — Alexander Ovechkin Quote

“My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just see me and how I love what's going on on the ice, how I love this atmosphere.”

“We create our own destiny.”

“The New Year is probably the biggest celebration in Russia.”

“To me, I feel like your accomplishments have been recognized when you make the cover of a videogame.”

“I live my life to the maximum.”

“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.”

“I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.”

“I'm always struck when I go somewhere I've never been before, especially if it's in my home town, by just how different the atmosphere can be, and how disorienting it can be - especially if there's any kind of trouble.”

“In the changing-room, I'm seen as one of the jokers. I like to have a laugh; there are quite a few of us. That what helps make a good atmosphere in the changing-rooms. You've got to have a few jokers but obviously serious when the time comes.”

“When I played in Germany there was also a good atmosphere in the games but this is better at Celtic.”

“It seems like every week we are considering bills that would make it harder to limit the amount of carbon we are dumping into our atmosphere, and prevent implementation of clean technologies. The voters who sent us here deserve better.”

“The atmosphere is great for people - it allows us to survive - but it's a real headache for astronomers.”