I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.

The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.

You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.

The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.

Every struggle is like mud - there are always some lotus seeds waiting to sprout.

It is interesting how one word can spark memories that one believes she has buried beyond recognition.

I can't think I had much of a sense of humor as long as I remained the only child. When my brother Edward came along we both became comics, making each other laugh.

The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham.

Keep going; never stop; sit tight; Read something luminous at night.

Mom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was awful hard to figure out what part of it was God's will and what wasn't.

Four predictions of the Big Bang Theory have now been verified - surely enough to quench even the most biased critics.

To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.

A related advantage of mission oriented ideas, is that you yourself will be dedicated to them.