We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.

My speed is my greatest asset.

The celebration... you cannot practice it or anything. It's a moment when the excitement of your goal make you react to the moment.

My job is to score goals.

Obviously, I have a lot of memories here... but at the same time I'm going to put all my energies into moving forward and doing my best for the Thrashers.

Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.

This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it.

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now

Belief in God optional. Belief in the self is imperative.

He was in my nose, my mouth, on my skin, inside my cells, deep in the marrow of my bones. Just then, he was everything to me.

Life is change, to cease to change is to cease to live; yet if you may shed a tear beside the death-bed of an old friend, let not your heart be silent on the dissolving of a faith.

The neocons are supporting Hillary [Clinton] just like the neoliberals are. She's seeking the endorsement of Henry Kissinger as well.

How could there be any difference between The Messenger and me? I am his slave, his servant, his son. He is the leader, the only spokesman for the Black Muslims.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.

I grew up on the streets of Baltimore, a city I love to this very day.

Now I am silent, hate Up to my neck, Thick, thick. I do not speak.