I'm really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.

You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don't all of a sudden become skilled. From the time they were little fellas, they learned the fundamentals of the game. Let them create.

On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he's the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.

I always tell Bobby he was up in the air so so long that I had had time to shower and change before he hit the ice.

So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake.

We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.

When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.