Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much.
Concussions are still kind of a mysterious thing.
When you get a typical injury, you're given a time frame; you're gradually working towards getting back. With concussions, there is not generally a time frame or a span where you're feeling better. You feel like you're getting better, and it can be one day and you're back to where you started.
I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.
I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do.
Obviously, I don't want to be in the box for over a hundred minutes during the season, but at the same time I have to try to play with an edge and battle out there.
It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey.
I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.
There's no doubt I'm emotional.
It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.
I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well.
For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.
I watched 'Mighty Ducks.' 'Slapshot' when I was a little older.
Breakaway goals are fun. When you score a quick one in front of the net, it just happens, but during a breakaway, there's about one or two seconds where you're not sure.
I'm not picky. When I'm hungry, I eat.
