P.K. Subban

“You have to remember that when you're in the NHL, you have the platform, and you'll never have a bigger platform than when you're playing.”

“There's a lot of kids that don't even have a chance to live a balanced lifestyle. Not have to worry about food or clothes or education, or being able to play sports.”

“My jersey might change, but what I support will always stay the same.”

“I've always been a guy who has had to perform for my team. I have always expected that out of myself.”

“I operate from a place of like water on a duck's back. When things are thrown at me or said to me that aren't worth my time, they don't register with me. Like it just rolls off my back.”

“My mentality is I've never been the guy that always has to be the center of attention or has to be the front guy. I have no problem doing my job and somebody else getting the credit, or the attention being on somebody else.”

“Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.”

“Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.”

“Playing in Montreal for six years, being drafted in 2007, a lot of great moments in that organization. The positive moments outweigh the negative moments.”

“It's not good enough just to hold your head high because you're one of the highest-paid players in the NHL. It's not good enough to be one of the most popular guys in the NHL or to have a social media following. What are you trying to accomplish?”

“People appreciate that I'm not scared to make a mistake.”

“I always look at it this way: You try to create your own luck.”

“The fans in Montreal are great.”

“You only have one shot at most things, so why not give it everything you've got, right?”

“Just leaving it all on the ice, I do it every game, and the fans appreciate that.”

“I've never been short of putting high expectations on myself; I've never been short of saying I want to win a Stanley Cup.”

“I've always liked country music.”

“One of the things that upset me a lot, and I'm pretty open about it is people that challenge my character or challenge my commitment to my job or the game that I play.”

“I drop the gloves once in a while.”

“Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.”