Sidney Crosby
The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.
I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous.
I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept.
I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.
My favorite player would probably be Steve Yzerman. He played in Detroit. I really liked the way he played and the way he handled himself.
I don't have one favourite band. I like everything.
The more you hesitate in a game, the more your chance of getting hit. Your focus isn't there. When you hesitate, usually you're in trouble.
I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.
Individual honors and scoring championships are great, but my No. 1 goal is to win the Stanley Cup.
It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey.
I didn't realize the connection between the mullet and success. For sure, you have to have a little bit of hockey hair - a little bit of flow, as they say. A lot of guys have fun with their hockey hair, so I'll try to keep it a little long.
People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way.
It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.
For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.
For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.
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.
Whether you're trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, I've always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether it's as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.
I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.
I'm not picky. When I'm hungry, I eat.
I'm most comfortable definitely when I'm on the ice. I love to play. It's something that I just love to do.
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.
In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.
Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much.
Breakaway goals are fun.
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.
Challenging someone is good. You need to do it. Sometimes they don't even realize you're doing it, like when you joke with a goalie, 'What's wrong today? You losing it?'
When I'm practicing, I think I'm pretty focused, and I spend a lot of energy on making sure I get better, but once I'm outside the rink, I think, like anyone else, I like to enjoy everything that everyone else does.
I watched 'Mighty Ducks.' 'Slapshot' when I was a little older.
In football, every play, play after play, there's that physicality. Football players only play once a week, so they must really need to rest. That does kind of tell you how physical the sport is. But in hockey, you have the boards. I just couldn't say which is more physical.
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.
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.
Dreams are so important. You need to have big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you have to enjoy the ride too.Collection: Dream
I promise to play for the logo on the front, not the name on the backCollection: Play
The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.Collection: Growing Up
I don't think there's ever a time where I step back and say I wish I was something different. I'm doing what I love to do.Collection: Thinking
Whether youre trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, Ive always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether its as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.Collection: Hockey
I want to be the best. So whatever comes with that, I have to accept it.Collection: Want
Wouldn’t it be amazing, getting up everyday and playing; doing something that you love to do?Collection: Everyday
I've always had a passion for hockey, ... That's the key. You can't be putting in time. You have to enjoy doing what you do.Collection: Passion
Love isn't lying, it's loose in a lady who lingers, saying she is lost, and choking on hello.Collection: Love
I think that everyone has an equal right to play and I think we've been supportive of that. With the Olympics and the controversy around that I think those decisions and those laws aren't necessarily something that I agree with personally ... their laws and their views.Collection: Thinking
The best way for me to lead is through my game.Collection: Games
I have been practising since I was 4 or 5 years old, but that wasn't really practice. I was just having fun.... I just loved to play hockey.Collection: Fun
I'd never complain about the attention - ever. I feel very fortunate to be doing what I love to do. Not everyone gets that chance every day. This is just part of it, and it comes down to managing my time to make sure I concentrate on my passion, which is the hockey, and have time away from hockey.Collection: Passion
When I saw that goal, the first thing I said was, 'You won't see a goal like that ever again.' It's one thing to have second effort but, on top of that, the athleticism he showed. It's just an example of the talent that he has.Collection: Goal
I need to work on defensive play and being consistent.Collection: Play