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

I wasn't a great skater and I needed my skates to be perfect - really tight around the ankles. But I couldn't break in new ones because my feet would hurt so much. I wore a size 9 shoe and a 6.5 skate - my foot was really crunched.

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

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

Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean Béliveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, "These guys are soft. We used to take the train."

As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.

Growing up, I was always the small guy.