Growing up, watching the New Jersey Devils, I watched players like Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, old school players who respected the game.
You have to remember that when you're in the NHL, you have the platform, and you'll never have a bigger platform than when you're playing.
In this world, there are bad people and there are good people. We can either choose to celebrate the bad ones all the time, or we can celebrate the good ones.
Chuck Hughes is one of my very good friends.
Community stuff is always important to me, it's very important to the New Jersey Devils and the organization, so along with not just myself but the rest of the players on the team, it's always a priority to be able to give back in the best way possible.
The feeling being back in Montreal, it will never change. Montreal's going to be home because of the relationships that I've built here.
I don't think your focus as a hockey player or athlete can be anywhere else but how you want to impact the team on the ice or on the field or court.
I think I just want to focus on being the best player that I can be and being the best role model that I can be by just doing all the right things, not just for black kids or kids from different backgrounds, but for all kids who play the game. You want them to look at you in a positive light.
One of the things that upset me a lot, and I'm pretty open about it is people that challenge my character or challenge my commitment to my job or the game that I play.
Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.
I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.
I think it's important for athletes to set a tone in a way that we're looking to build bridges.
Our law enforcement, these are people that leave their houses and may not come back home at the end of the night.
I think it's important to build people up and to make people feel good.
Everything I do is with a planned approach.
It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.
We're very lucky. We've been blessed with a platform, and what you can do with that platform, you can do a million things with it. I guess I just take pride in using the platform the right way.
I'm a competitive guy, and when it's time to be competitive, I'm all in.
When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.
I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.
