Growing up, if I hadn't had sports, I don't know where I'd be. God only knows what street corners I'd have been standing on and God only knows what I'd have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.

Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that's not the case because programs are built around the elite.

You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

If you're going to help somebody, sneak in, sneak out, do what you can. I just sneak along and do my thing and meet wonderful people, some people I've never met, new friends.

I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You're being paid to play a game! That's pretty special.

Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club.