You appreciate things after you lose them.

For me, it is the worst kind of sacrilege if you are given some of special talent and you don't take advantage of this gift.

Most people have friends, but no money. I have the opposite. I don't have a chance to talk to my real friends, the ones I've had since I was 5 years old. Sometimes I wish I could bring Czechoslovakia to America. Then I would be the happiest guy in the world.

I don't try to be anything. I just want to play my game.

Russia has got to be the team to beat, in my opinion. When they are playing together as a team, they are tough to beat.

I love to play for Pittsburgh. If they can't afford me, then I'd love to play in L.A. or New York.

When I'm not happy, I can't play. That's just the way I am.