Joe Thornton
Found out I'm actually a pretty good teacher.Collection: Teacher
Just the city of Stockholm was really, really nice. Walking around the city was pretty cool.Collection: Cool
Play with no fear. Just enjoy the game.Collection: Fear
Being in hockey shape is totally different than any other kind of fitness. You can run and bike and work out all summer and then go on the ice for one shift and you're dead.Collection: Fitness
Leadership comes a little bit easier with age.Collection: Leadership
Every day, just enjoy it. It goes by so fast. But put the work in and you'll be rewarded.
Nothing is won on your first shift and nothing is lost on your first shift, so it's about keeping things in perspective.
You get a rib injury and it hurts to breathe. If you sneeze, you think you're gonna die.
I hate when people litter.
I always take a shower before I play just to kind of wake up. Then I stretch.
I hate slow drivers and slow golfers.
I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, I'm just coming out and playing my game.
I think playing a long time with somebody, we know each other's tendency in our sleep.
In the summer, I would play street hockey every day with my cousins and my brothers. And in the winter we'd play on the backyard rink.
I like my body. There's nothing great about it, but I'm stuck with it and I don't mind it.
Growing up, I wanted to play with the bigger kids, so having two brothers, you had to stick your nose in there and try your best; you get the worst of everything, though.
The wife is the best cook, so I've been leaving the cooking to her.
In a day when you can kind of choose where you can play, Northern California is the place for me.
Well, I hate needles and stitches. I'm the biggest wimp when it comes to that stuff. Can't stand it. That little needle is the worst feeling for me. I hate it.
Hey, I love seeing the smiles of my teammates when they score.
You rarely see any team stay the same.
I never remember being self-conscious about my body. That just comes from being in a locker room for so long.
Hockey is definitely a huge sport in Boston.
I've been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be a huge thrill for me.
Whenever you put on the Canadian jersey, it's an honor and it would be a huge honor to represent us at the Olympics.
I don't have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of that stuff.
I'm comfortable with my shirt off.
I guess I don't think sometimes, and sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes that's a bad thing.
For me, I'll think about Gord Downie every day. Every day until I die, probably. I think about him, I listen to him and he's one guy I'll think about all the time. He's that powerful and, yeah... just The Man, what can I say?
There are a lot of good teams that don't make the postseason.
I think to get first in your division you've got to have a lot of depth, a lot of character, a lot of skill, a lot of competitiveness.
Everybody in Canada watches it, everybody in Canada talks about it. Obviously, the NHL is not going on, so when you have an Olympics, the entire focus is on the Canadian team.
The Shark Tank was one of the best buildings to play in, and we had a lot of memories there.
I don't think there's any less on the line in the Olympics than there is any other time.
You go out and play hard, no matter what.
To have the luxury of passing to two goal-scorers is something I enjoy. You look forward to coming to the rink because you know you've got two finishers on your line.
I see myself as a Shark.
I love San Jose.
I've always been really good at staying in the moment my whole career. I just stay within myself.
I'm really good. I'll tell you that all day.
I'm going to play as long as I can because I love coming to the rink.
I'm just really passionate about the game of hockey. It's all I know and I love it.
I know I'm a great player.
I really do enjoy coming to the rink and working hard, putting the time in as you need when you get older. But the ultimate thing is you want to win the Stanley Cup.
I love to play.
Me, I like to pass.
I'm a quick healer.
Playing Risk - it's a perfect night before you go to bed.
It's fun playing against world-class players. It makes you compete harder.
The best vacation would be just hanging around and partying with the Cup.