I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.

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.

When the writing is good, a book becomes a mirror. The reader will see an uncanny familiarity and respond accordingly.

Learning and seeing are more important than education.

I am a huge believer in revelations and fun twists.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city it might be better to change the locks.

I have to remind my dad, 'Journalists - no matter how many cigars they smoke with you - are not your friends, so don't talk to them.'

Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.

Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand. Secure, insensible.

An artisan without memories, whose only dream was to die of fatigue in the oblivion and misery of his little gold fishes.

Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells.

I believe the more difficult the circumstances, the more people will be inclined to trust those in charge at the moment.