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“Those split-second decisions that you can't take back, that's what I need to continue to improve.”
“We rush through this career and it ends abruptly for the most part.”
“I've always been the kind of guy to take it day by day with not a whole lot of worries.”
“I had to play a certain style to get in the league, but now I want to be a player that stays in the league a long time, and you have to change your game and adapt.”
“I think playing with great players and great teams, I've been given opportunities to succeed.”
“I have a huge interest in ancient Egyptian times and the mummies and the kings and all that.”
“I feel very fortunate.”
“Both my grandfathers were in the Navy, and I have cousins and uncles in the military, so it's something that I've always respected.”
“There's always room for every player to improve.”
“I'm in the NHL and I'll take whatever reputation I can to get here and to stay here.”
“When you're able to rely on four lines and every D and both goalies, it's big.”
“If you are not playing for the Stanley Cup at the end of the year, what's the point? If you don't win, you may as well not make the playoffs, because you are loser just like everyone else.”
“If we want to be a good team, you have to learn how to practice every day.”
“When your team does well and you're winning then everyone has success from that. You see that with all Cup-winning teams. Those guys end up having long careers.”
“I've always been a guy that worked hard.”
“I want to stand up for what I believe in, and I don't think it's right when people say things or bash people because of their sexual orientation.”
“I'm not great at trying new things.”
“I can't be getting off my game. I need to be getting teams off their games.”
“You don't forget everything that happens when you win, and you definitely don't forget what happens when you lose.”
“I've always enjoyed the emotion of being out there in the last minute of a game or the last couple minutes down by a goal. I think a lot of guys tend to thrive in that situation and I prefer to be out there.”