Alexander Ovechkin. Flight to the Record

He was a 20-year-old Russian guy who came to conquer a foreign continent.
And he became the creator of a magnificent record, whose name is chanted by tens of thousands of residents of the U.S. capital.
Before you is the biography of Alexander Ovechkin. It is a candid and emotional story told by the captain of the Washington Capitals, his relatives, and teammates about strict lessons from parents, coaches who believed in him, partners and opponents without whom there would be no great victories. The author, Igor Rabiner, is a journalist who has been communicating with the hero for more than 20 years.
Here is his voice, emotions, and truth. Stories that have never been told so closely.
This is not just a story about hockey. It is a story about passion, character, about how a Moscow boy turned effort and perseverance step by step into a legacy that is forever inscribed in the history of world sports.

«Alexander Ovechkin's record for goals in regular NHL seasons is perhaps the main sports event for Russia in recent years. Both this achievement and its hero undoubtedly deserve a book. I am glad that our publication is involved in its creation. "Sport-Express" sent Igor Rabiner on a business trip to Washington and New York when Wayne Gretzky's record fell. Our leading columnist communicated in detail more than once with the parents and the wife of the master, as well as with his fellow hockey players and coaches. I don't know who else could tell the story of the hockey player, equally respected on both sides of the ocean, more competently and interestingly.» — Maxim Maximov, editor-in-chief of "Sport-Express"