Martin Brodeur

“Competition, for me, is healthy.”

“If I'm not going to play a lot I'd like to have a chance to win every time I jump between the pipes.”

“In New Jersey, you're able to live your life.”

“I watch a lot of tapes, a lot of games, all the replays. You watch the highlights on TV, those are all about goals getting scored or big saves. So you just look and see what guys do and how they're successful, and sometimes I see something and I go, Wow, that could work for me.”

“I wanted to be consistent in my career and not have an off year. I wanted to play well and be on top of things.”

“When I got drafted I just wanted to play one game in the NHL. I didn't really care anything about winning.”

“Coming from Montreal, Patrick Roy was the guy that everybody looked up to. He was consistent and successful early in his career; he won the Stanley Cup when he was really young and he played with a great organization. For me it was also a French thing, like one of us had made it that big in the NHL, and you tried to follow in his footsteps.”

“I know there is a lot of pressure on a goalie, a lot of responsibilities, but if you add on to yourself more than you need to, it makes it harder to deal with the adversity.”

“Winning makes coaches, teammates, owners, fans all happy... I didn't care if we win 7-6 as long as we win.”

“I was fortunate to have talent, play on a good team and make the NHL.”

“Every time I have a chance I'm going to make a pass to one of my players in practice. Every time I have a chance I'm going to clear the puck just to see how far I'm going to be able to shoot it.”

“When you have a little success you let up a little bit.”

“The Montreal Canadiens have been a big part of my family.”

“Patrick Roy was my idol when I was growing up.”

“I practiced and played a certain way that kept my body limber. That's probably why I never got hurt.”

“It's just part of me, playing the puck.”

“I think the NHL has done a great job of building the sport as far as getting the people's attention and letting them know what's going on in hockey - especially when the powers meet each other.”

“Coaching was something I've never had much interest in. I've always been a big-picture guy, like a manager has to be.”

“I've played golf everywhere in New Jersey. People are nice to me. It's great.”

“There is no way I could've been so durable playing in the Western Conference. The travel is nuts.”