There's no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you're sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.

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.

it was the kind of moonthat I would want to send back to my ancestorsand gift to my descendantsso they know that I too, have been bruised...by beauty.

I could watch her dance for hours, Because she's always dancing inside of my heart.

Survival, my only hope.Success, my only revenge.Sarcasm, my only weapon.Bravery, my only shield.

But guilt isn't smart. It isn't logical. It doesn't only live in the places it belongs.

I think it was my mom's attitude about art and being part of the narcissistic digital generation or whatever that made me think anyone would care what I had to say about anything!

To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.

I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you don't understand me.

I'd love to do a PG-13 animated adventure. It would be great.

I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.

Emotional makeup is more important than technical skill