Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

I think you're only as good as the work that you do.

If you work hard and you're somewhat talented, you'll be successful in this league.

You are not guaranteed to be part of that story if you don't perform.

If a man does his best, what else is there?

In the end, the work shows if you're good.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

Always do your best.

We're about winning and accountability.

You think I can be the MVP without practicing?

I've always believed that if you had a fellow who works 150 percent of the time, he's going to beat a fellow who works something less than that.

This is the honest-to-God truth: I just focus on the work, because if my work isn't good, then I won't succeed either way.

I have to prove everything on the pitch.

Obviously, you're being evaluated every single week, and you want to perform every single week. It's just going out there and doing everything possible to help the team win.

All you can do is let your football do the talking.

If you want trophies, they don't get given to you, you have to earn them, you have to play well in big games.

'Hard-working' is what gets the job done. You just see that year after year. The students who thrive are not necessarily the ones who come in with the perfect scores. It's the ones who love what they're doing and go at it vigorously.

Every game you play, you do your best.

You will stand out if you do your part well.

Do good work.

For me, I don't want to cheat the game by saying, or kind of doing lip service by saying, I want to be the greatest ever. I want to be able to show it.

If you want to be one of the best players, everything is hard.

The people I've been around who've been successful - be it players, executives, coaches - there's no substitute for a hard day's work.

Any time you go out there and compete, you want to do your best.

I must do my all, try to win every game.