It's more fun to be playing hockey than doing anything else.
You've got to work hard, got to outwork the other guy and got to outwork the other team. Sometimes outsmart them every now and then, but it all starts with the work.
Any time you give up two shorthanded goals, you're not usually going to win.
My style was not good. It's definitely something that's grown over time.
When you're a rookie, sometimes your voice is not really heard.
I'm not a big nickname guy.
It's a slim margin of error in this league.
I don't think you're going to see any hockey player tell the media or anyone they're the best player in the world. It's just not who we are.
I need to improve my physical play and get as big and strong as I can.
It's insane to really think about, someone is going to pay me $100 million to do what I would do anyway on a regular day; it's insane.
There's something about playing in junior and being with your buddies all the time and going through that run, it's hard not to fall in love with it.
Guys that have the best shot in the world still shoot pucks, and that's for a reason. You keep growing your game and finding different ways to produce.
As a kid I wore my team's tracksuit all the time. Splash pants or track pants. I wore a hat every day. And then when I got to the NHL, guys would make fun of me that I had the worse style in the league.
I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part.
I definitely believe in myself. And I don't need to show that on the outside. I just don't feel like I need to tell people how I feel about myself. I know my skills and I know what I'm comfortable in, and I keep it to myself.
You can't just go out and buy players and make a super team, because it's so hard to do that. The salary cap doesn't allow it. We have a much smaller salary cap than the NBA, and they only have 12 on a roster.
I'm definitely not one of those guys that's chirping the guys that dress super nice, because you know, there's guys out there in the league - and on my team in fact - that have great style. And I'm just like, 'go for it, man, you look good!'
I think that's what you need throughout your lineup. You need guys to help each other and feed off each other and to have that chemistry.
I think the best players in the world make the players around them better. And I'm always trying to do that.
He's Bobby Orr - he's been through it all. Whatever he says, you listen. If you ask a question, you're dying to hear the answer, trying to figure out any piece of information that made him successful.
