Paul Henderson

“I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.”

“I thought happiness came from achievement.”

“Cancer is cancer. I've got a great life if I can just stay alive.”

“Contentment does not come from achievement.”

“There is no wrinkle-free life.”

“We grew up very poor, and I hated being poor. I was the oldest of five kids, and I never got a pair of skates until I was nine. It was very difficult to get an education back then and play junior hockey.”

“When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions.”

“When you have cancer, you can define the trivial from the important very quickly.”

“After I started to understand the spiritual dimension of life, I understood the responsibilities you have as a husband, a father, a friend and a hockey player.”