[Magic] Johnson is seriously remarkable, in terms of what he has accomplished in his profession and outside of his profession as well.

I really don't care what the other team thinks. I don't care what their fans think. If they hate me, great. Hate me. We'll just keep winning, I'll keep scoring and we'll move on.

Hockey taught me to challenge myself and be the best I can be on and off the ice.

I try to hold it in until I get on the ice, then in front of the net sometimes I'll pass gas.

I can't wait for the crowd, the noise, the energy in the building. I can't wait to take that all away from them.

Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.

Growing up, it was tough to balance, but looking back I appreciate my parents' efforts to make sure I was well-rounded.

Playing the sport has taught me about teamwork and how to be a good team player, social skills and most importantly, dedication.

We [the Subban brothers] are role models to a lot of kids, not just black kids, but all kids out there and that's what we want to be known for.

I'm the oldest, I have the most experience, and I'm the best looking [betwin brothers]. I've been told that on numerous occasions.

A huge part of my passion for the sport comes from being Canadian and growing up watching Hockey Night in Canada on CBC with my parents and siblings.

All families are psychotic. Everybody has basically the same family - it's just reconfigured slightly different from one to the next.

All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.

I think once you start traveling, you don’t stop

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies Between the pain of hell and Paradise.

Insignificant events can take on monumental proportions when your head is full of practically nothing.

When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it.

Every moment you spend thinking about the bad stuff pushes that much more of the good stuff away.

unless a religion springs from within the people themselves, it is a weapon of the system.

I poke around in the pile, about to settle on some cod chowder, when Peeta holds out a can to me. “Here.” I take it, not knowing what to expect. The label reads LAMB STEW.