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

People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.

I think the greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.

I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.

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

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

The best players in the game want the responsibility of being the best player. The reality is the game has changed from now back to '87. It's a lot tighter checking. The players are better today. So, that makes it harder for him just in that fact. We can't rely solely on Mario [Lemieux] to carry this team. We're not relying on that.