Auston Matthews
I think both my mom and dad, just preached, be yourself every day. Be humble, but obviously have fun with what you do.Collection: Mom
I was really into baseball because my dad and grandpop played it growing up. I really enjoyed hitting the most, and that was really my strong suit. I enjoyed catching as well.Collection: Dad
My mom makes a great tortilla soup. I've never met anybody that didn't like it.Collection: Mom
As the years have gone, I've just kind of grown into myself a little bit more. And maybe felt more comfortable just being myself and not really worrying about what everybody else thinks or says.
There's really no excuses; you've got to make your own luck.
Just because you're good at some things doesn't mean you can't be better at them.
I just focus on getting better.
You can't wish that you were a normal kid if your dream is to play in the NHL. You've got to do whatever you can to get there, and if or when you get there you've got to enjoy it. It's what you wanted.
I want to make the team better and get better each day.
I've got the golf hats, the tennis hats, the bucket hats. I got a hat for whatever occasion is needed. So I think I've got a pretty wide, wide range of hats that I can kinda go in and wear just based on however I feel. I can pick one and that's my vibe for the day.
We're going to be better from our losses and from the adversity we've faced.
I'm not going to give some person who's behind their phone the power to make me feel a certain way.
If I do make a mistake, it's obviously on me, but I'm going to work hard to make sure I make as few as I can.
If you're afraid to make a mistake or anything, you're going to make a mistake.
I used to love going to the hat store, like Lids, when I was younger and getting a new hat for the school year or for the summer. I was always super pumped about that.
I bought a Rolex Submariner. I had never really owned a nice watch like that, and it was a big investment, so that's my go-to. I always wear it when I travel with suits and stuff.
You don't want to lose, I hate losing, everybody doesn't want to lose.
I think I have an inner drive that separates me from the rest.
It's nice to spend some time with my family. They're not around as much, especially throughout my career in juniors. You're away a lot, so you really cherish the little moments like this when you get to come back home and be around them.
I love playing in Toronto. It's unbelievable. It's the best city to play in in the NHL.
I don't really say toque a lot, to be honest. I hear other guys say it, and I know what it is, but for some reason, I can't really get down with it. I've always said, like, beanie for some reason. I think it's probably just an American thing, maybe. And the toque part is a Canadian thing.
In America, if I'm not at an ice rink, nobody knows who I am.
I like Gucci a lot. I like Off-White quite a bit. A lot of their shoes and stuff are different and hard to get.
I elevate guys around me.
I don't care if you're somebody that likes to go, 'this is what I'm eating for breakfast and this is what I'm doing after breakfast. Then after lunch I'm going to go do this, and this is me doing this.' I don't mind. That's all good.
Anze Kopitar is definitely someone I like to watch and try pattern myself after.
There are hard ups and down throughout the season.
In Canada, hockey is the dominant thing.
You look at the guys coming out of these southwestern markets, people don't expect they have hockey or produce good players.
It's funny that people just forget that I'm not Canadian.
All coaches are different and have different styles in how they do things.
There are a lot of really good hockey players that have had great starts to their careers and have experience in the NHL under 23 years old.
I don't mind wearing a suit.
I've always been interested in clothes, fashion, hats, you name it.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has always been my team, so I like rooting for them.
Louis Vuitton, I like their luggage and wallets. I tend to lean toward that as far as that goes.
I have nothing against college hockey or junior hockey. They produce tons and tons of really great players.
Every Christmas, I knew I would get the new 'NHL' game. I always looked forward to it.
Toronto is just a passionate sports city in general.
The whole process, getting drafted as a top pick, it's stressful.
I think I'm extremely competitive.
I think a lot of the traditional things are what makes hockey so great and all of us really appreciate and respect that, but I definitely think there's other avenues and ways the game can be expanded to help it grow and become more popular in a sense.
You know, it can get to a place where when a person hears about hockey, it's not just like, 'Oh, that's the sport that middle class white guys play.' You know, it's bigger than that and it brings people together, like sport does. So hopefully it can continue to grow and expand and get to that point.
Not many people get to be on the cover of the video game. I consider myself pretty lucky.
I've always played video games here and there. I've never been a super-gamer kind of guy, but I do enjoy playing them a lot.
I don't read magazines too often.
That's all you can ask for: that your general manager and all your teammates truly believe in one another.
My parents spent my whole childhood doing everything for us and they were never really doing anything for themselves.
I just like to keep to myself for the most part.
Individual awards are great, but I don't think there's quite the satisfaction compared to winning with the team.