Mike Fisher

“Some guys joke, but when guys are hurt, I can diagnose their injuries because I've gone through almost everything.”

“Sometimes trust takes time. We all love to be in control, but when you start to give some of that up, it's freeing. Start with some of the little things. Give those things up to the Lord.”

“I think one of the big strengths of our marriage is the trust that we have. She knows, and I know that, regardless, we're in this together.”

“Sometimes you can trust and hope that everything is going to be rosy and God doesn't promise that. He promises that He's got our backs and He's prepared a place for us.”

“I've decided to retire from the NHL. I kept praying for peace about the next step in my life. A peace that said this is God's will for your future. A peace that said whether or not this was the right time to walk away.”

“We did rent some houses in different hub cities which made it that we weren't in hotels all the time. But we're on the bus a lot. Isaiah, our 4-year-old, he loves it. He boots around on his scooter and he loves seeing all the people on tour that he gets to know.”

“In retirement, I have enjoyed it... and everyone misses the game, there's no question, you miss lots of different parts of it.”

“I can remember coming downstairs before school every day and my mom would be reading her Bible and doing her devotion and praying. Both my parents were prayer warriors.”

“Just sitting on the bed watching TV. And they said someone with a left inner ear infection, ear pops up, whoa! And uh, yeah, that's me. And you know, they just prayed that it be healed and it sure was. It went away and that was that. And I knew I was healed. What are the chances, eh? That was the Lord working!”

“I'm just thinking about wanting to be the best dad I can be.”

“You're always going to face a little bit of criticism from time to time. But I was so blessed in Ottawa for so many years. The fans were great to me there. I was blessed to have some good friends and family nearby.”

“God's given me this talent and ability and this platform. The worst thing to do is to blow that off and not give the right people credit. He deserves all the credit. My faith has been a big part of growing up into who I am and who I'm trying to become.”

“You can't win the Cup in Game 1.”

“I've always tried to balance things out in life. I think that's important, and obviously kids are going to add a different dynamic that I can't wait for.”

“Real and true happiness is having a relationship with God and not what makes us happy.”

“I accepted Christ at a young age, at the age of six years old, and just tried to play hockey and balance that. I had some struggles later in my teenage years. I moved away from home and struggled a little bit being on my home and finding out who I was and trying to mix that with my faith and make it real.”

“Things change when you have kids and you have a family.”

“I think kids need role models. I needed role models when I was growing up and I ran into a lot of different people and that's what helped me.”

“I've always enjoyed working with kids whether it be hockey school, things like that, and I just thought it would kind of be neat to start there with a book for kids.”

“My first five years, I missed a ton of games. I had elbow surgery twice; I had wrist surgery, knee surgery.”