I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
As athletes, we’re used to reacting quickly. Here, it’s ‘come, stop, come, stop.’ There’s a lot of downtime. That’s the toughest part of the day.
I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.
The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself – the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us – that’s where it’s at.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
Life doesn’t give you all the practice races you need.
I’ve never been afraid to fail.
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.
It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
Fear is an obstacle for some people, but to me it’s an illusion.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfilment and peace.