I follow the Tour de France about as much as the average North American person. I only know of it because of the success that Lance Armstrong has had. Michael Jordan was the greatest athlete I ever saw. Tiger Woods is now at a point where he is going to go down in history as something special. There's not a question that Lance Armstrong belongs with those two guys. Not only because of what he has done as an athlete, but also what he has been able to come back from. |
I haven't made a final decision on anything. I'll sit down at the end of the year and decide exactly what I want to do. I'm not going to make that final decision until the season is over. |
I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this?' My answer is 'Why not?' It is what I love. It's what I know. |
I hope you appreciate that these three days have been horrible. I'm just too tired mentally and physically to talk about it. |
I know the media is going to miss him more than anyone, ... He said all the things that the rest of us thought. We didn't say it, he did. |
I know the players wanted him (Joseph) to get this at home. He's been tremendous for us all year long. |
I like how hard this team played (on the trip) and how unselfish it was. . . . We're playing as a group and that's most important. The outcomes have been better because we're playing better as a group. |
I love the kid. He's the only one who has scored against me (in Phoenix) and blew me a kiss. |
I missed the game, |
I remember walking by the dressing room before the gold medal game and the trainer said to me: `If it was a Game 7 in the playoffs, I probably wouldn't let him play he has such a bad knee,' |
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. |
I take full responsibility. I feel tremendously responsible that we didn't win. There will be accountability over the next couple of years. |
I take full responsibility. It's nobody else's fault. |
I talked to Eddie this morning and unfortunately he won't be able to play. He's got a back problem, a back injury. |
I tell each and every athlete that I ever come around 'if you're playing and your team is winning and you're contributing, play for as long as you can' . . . because there's no substitute for being a hockey player. He's the one guy I don't have to tell to 'play as long as you can' because he will. |