A biography for Martin Brodeurhasn’t been written yet.
“Winning is what I need, and winning is what the team needs.”
“After his hockey days, my dad became a photographer, and a really good one, at that. He used to shoot the Expos and Canadiens, and he'd give me five bucks to haul around his equipment during games. He never had to ask me twice to do it.”
“If you play hockey, you might as well win.”
“When you play hockey, it's a team game, and when I win, everyone around me is happy. I was able to make my teammates, the organization, my fans, happy 691 times during the regular season.”
“The thing about hockey for me is I'm really competitive and I like to have fun.”
“It's amazing what the power of sport does for children and communities.”
“Growing up, I'd never play goalie in street hockey or at shinny. I liked playing out. So the entire time I played goal, I liked handling the puck better than most.”
“When I get scored on or something doesn't go my way, I think of what I'm able to do and I'm reminded that I'm capable of doing it. I'm honest about myself - I know I'm not going to stop everything, so I don't try for perfection. I'm going to try to get there, but I know I'll never be perfect. I think that helps me to deal with everything.”
“The most important record is the wins record that I have.”
“You're paid to perform. There is an outcome to a game and it doesn't matter how many goals you score. If you don't win, you don't have a good time.”
“You act in different ways for your own personal well-being, and you don't think about the people you hurt along the way. wish I would have thought about it.”
“It's a big step to be drafted. Ultimately, it's everybody's dream. That's where you start thinking about making the team, maybe about winning the Stanley Cup.”
“For me, my hockey career is all about the Devils.”
“I was fortunate to play on great teams that allowed me to play with my own personality, which is so important to a goaltender.”
“My dad would talk to players like Claude Lemieux and Stephane Richer and tell them one day his son was going to play in the NHL. How many dads say the same thing? But, gee, he was right.”
“I didn't take any shortcuts for my success, that's for sure.”
“I think my mom is the person that holds the family together. For birthdays, for the holidays or whatever, everything has to go through my mom. She's the one reminding us about everything that's going on in the family, she's in touch with everybody while we're on our own doing our things.”
“I wasn't ready to get drafted in the first round.”
“I had never won anything until I won my first Stanley Cup.”
“It takes a special individual to be a coach to pay attention to all that bad stuff and keep people accountable.”