There's an old expression, and I don't know who said it 'The mind is willing but the body isn't,' |
There's no one more competitive, ... He's the ultimate champion and competitor. He's going to have to really fight that when things don't go as great as he wants them to. I think it's going to help us players to have that. He's not going to settle for people going through the motions or not executing. |
They should not be allowed to put your picture on a hockey card without your approval of the picture. |
They've got a big payroll here, but I'd be more than happy to help with that. |
This is the team that took me when probably no one else was interested. Maybe there were other teams interested, but a team like this saw in me something that I didn't see in myself and got me to play a game I didn't know I could and at a level I never thought I could. |
To get that goal, my life couldn't have gotten any better. To have people say that, and then to go out and do it and get the winning goal-it was so ironic it was scary. |
When I left, I got on the bus to go to Tokyo with Chris Chelios and Gary Suter and some of the guys, we were kind of sour because of what we heard had happened. I want to go and make it better and rebuild a great thing, which is USA hockey. |
When I was in the record store with Sean Avery helping him look for CDs, I pulled out Tapestry. He was like, Who is Carole King?Can you imagine? |
When it was time to get the job done and win games, he was right there. Kind of a quiet - not a mean streak - but that mentality of business first, fun later when you're off the ice. |
When my dad was playing in Winnipeg in '72-I was about 8 years old-he took me to my first outdoor rink in the winter. My feet were so cold, and then it gets even more excruciating once they start to thaw. It was the most excruciating pain I've ever had. |
You can't get big in hockey. You need to be pliable... they've even taken fighting out of the game, so there's no more of those big huge guys who just fight. |
You get 50 or 40 goals now, you've had a wonderful season, I think. |
You have to know how to score. |
You know what? I don't care. I'm my own guy. I'm very secure with my sexuality. I can cry anytime I want. |
You think you are invincible, and then all of a sudden you think you are useless. It's the worst feeling I've had in my life. |