It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL

The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.

Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There's nothing like it. It's the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn't be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: "Now they can't say that about me."

Growing up, I was always the small guy.

I'm not sure Mario is going to get accolafes he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the people who follow closely, realize exactly what he's broughtto the table, exactly what he has done. People tend to forget... hockey was dying in Pittsburgh before he got there. I played there. It was almost dead. I'm sorry, but the NHL would not have a franchise in Pittsburgh today had Mario not come along. Think about it, no hockey in Pittsburgh.

I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.

I miss all the shots I don't take.