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.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

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.

Many European guys go to the N.H.L. at a young age, even without knowing English. But they quickly adapt to new conditions, another game, a new country. They are also young, receptive, can move mountains.

All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.

I'm trying not to be a kid all the time, but it's hard.

In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.