Sidney Crosby

“The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.”

“For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.”

“My favorite player would probably be Steve Yzerman. He played in Detroit. I really liked the way he played and the way he handled himself.”

“I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.”

“I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do.”

“Challenging someone is good. You need to do it. Sometimes they don't even realize you're doing it, like when you joke with a goalie, 'What's wrong today? You losing it?'”

“I don't have one favourite band. I like everything.”

“Obviously, I don't want to be in the box for over a hundred minutes during the season, but at the same time I have to try to play with an edge and battle out there.”

“I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.”

“People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way.”

“I'm most comfortable definitely when I'm on the ice. I love to play. It's something that I just love to do.”

“I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.”

“When you get a typical injury, you're given a time frame; you're gradually working towards getting back. With concussions, there is not generally a time frame or a span where you're feeling better. You feel like you're getting better, and it can be one day and you're back to where you started.”

“I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well.”

“It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey.”