Alexander Ovechkin Quotes

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

It's better not to read your reviews. Just go and do the thing... it would drive you crazy otherwise.

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.

I never wish for critics.

I don't read the critics.

You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.

No matter who you are, President of the United States or rock star, you are going to be criticized. So you can’t take it personally.

I don't like reading good things about myself. With the criticism and the negative things, I always think that makes me better.

I'm fine with criticism against me.

Critics and criticism are part of the game and I've not been affected by it.

I don't know, I don't pay attention to critics anyway. They either like me or they don't, you know what I mean? I am too long in the tooth to worry about that.

I had someone tell me I fell off, ooh I needed that.

In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.

It's not usually that great of an idea to read lots of reviews of your movies, because even if somebody's saying nice things, there'll still be something in there that pushes the wrong button, and it's not really that helpful.

If you're criticized then you can use it as an experience. Compliments, you can't use.

If you pay attention to good critics, you have to listen to the bad. So you have to ignore them all really. You can't just cherry pick the glowing ones.

If you believe the good stuff that people say then you have to believe the bad stuff and then you allow yourself to be on a roller coaster of what other people think. So I think you try to find the good in the bad and the bad in the good and balance yourself and stay on an even keel.

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.

So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time.

I can easily ignore my detractors and feel the people who respond favorably.

Everyone gets criticized.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.