You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.

Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.

The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.

I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, "Geez, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool."