Alexander Ovechkin
Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
I don't want to play for a no-good team. I want to win. I want to be on a good team like we see right now. We have great young guys. We have great experienced guys. Everything goes up.
I don't think about (being) the face of the NHL - I just enjoy my time right now. Playing in the NHL was my dream come true and I'm playing with great players. I feel trust and I'm happy because I'm having the time of my life.
We're young and we just have fun and right now we're here in the all-star game and it's unbelievable.
He's obviously a dynamic player that you have to pay attention to when he's out there.
He's one of the worst practice players I've played with. He rests and when the game comes, he flips the switch on. He plays a dominant physical style, so I think he just relaxes in practice and as a veteran player, I admire that.
Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn't perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I'm talking about.
He's getting wrapped up before the game and iced down after it. And you see that and you might have an injury, but you are like, 'Well, if Ovie can go out there and skate as hard as he does, I can go out there.' That rubs off on guys a lot, too.