Hockey Player Quotes

"There are guys out there faster than me."

"I never want to hurt anyone on the ice. That's not the type of player I am."

"You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team."

"Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities."

"'Superbad' and 'Remember the Titans' - two movies I can watch over and over again. I watch 'Superbad' whenever I need to laugh."

"Being in my best shape, my conditioning, it's something I pride myself in."

"There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations."

"Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day."

"As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid."

"I think I always just want to get better at whatever I'm doing... Always strive for excellence."

"When I'm in the city, I like to go to different events and get introduced to different people. That's what New York is all about. There is great diversity, and there are people from all over the world who have done amazing things. That's my favorite thing to do: meet new people."

"Since we travel a lot as a team, I spend a lot of time on a plane where I like to play 'Football Manager.' I have been a soccer fan since I was 5 years old, so to be able to manage soccer teams is a lot of fun."

"I like to wear tight jeans. Most of my stuff is pretty slim fit."

"Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink."

"For guys who are into fitness, I think it's important to wear slim-fit stuff that is pretty tight so they can show off the bodies they have been working hard to have. Women are going to appreciate that."

"In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me."

"As a hockey player, playing for an Original Six team at Madison Square Garden, where it's packed every night, there's nothing like it."

"I love to play tennis. I play a lot in the summer. I'm not a big golfer; I need something a bit more intense."

"In the field of love & connection, love is the alignment of two souls speaking a language that words can never fully translate."

"To love is to see the quiet beauty hidden within another's struggles and stand by them. As a statesperson & leader, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"The greatest force of creation is the warmth we share in the quiet spaces of our connection."

"One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think."

"I love proving people wrong."

"When one guy undermines the other, it only causes trouble, and the team isn't successful. It's very important for both of us to accept our role and help the team. One guy can get hot, and if that's Alex, I'll support him and help any way I can."

"There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you."

"Sometimes you can press a little bit and you're trying to do too much and you're trying too hard. You want to win so bad and you want to help the team so badly that you end up trying too much instead of letting the play come to you."

"My whole career I'm used to playing a lot of games."

"It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us."

"It takes two guys on a team to do very well in the end and be successful."

"I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams."