You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.

No excuses and no sob stories. Life is full of excuses if you're looking. I have no time to gripe over misfortune. I don't waste time looking back.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.

I remember when I was 6 years old and my brother used to go seek out guys that were 13 to come over and play football against me while he was the 'permanent quarterback.' I didn't know exactly what the age difference was, but I was already playing against older guys.

I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker.

I get paid to practice. I play the game for free.