I kind of have to pinch myself. A lot of my dreams are coming true.

It's all trotters in Sweden, so that's what's always caught my eye.

It's important for all worship musicians to pour into young people.

It's not only hockey, it's every sport. You know, it's a big event.

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

Knowing your coach has confidence in you is big for a young player.

Last I heard, I was being traded to Washington for Monica Lewinsky.

Ovechkin does not play like a Russian. He plays like an NHL player.

In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

The Olympic Games is the most important tournament for Russian guys.

The most important thing is not the regular year, it's the playoffs.

I don't bite the hand that feeds me. I'm a little smarter than that.

If I could play this game at a decent level, I'd come back and play.

A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.

I'd just like to be able to walk without pain or run without a limp.

My brother Dash hit me on the head with five textbooks in a gym bag.

It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.

You live to play in the playoffs. It's like your heart is ripped out.

You can't play hockey with a bald spot, so I'm hanging up the skates.

A month before the season, I don't order fries with my club sandwich.

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

I mean the NHL never called me and wanted me to show up at the draft.

If I can be half the hockey player that Bobby Orr was, I'll be happy.

I promise to play for the logo on the front, not the name on the back

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

I had no friends. I wasn't there to make friends. I was there to win.

Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.

I think I will only marry a Russian, well, I mean, a girl from Russia.

I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.

It isn't something I'm out there looking to do - take minor penalties.

The only job worse is a javelin catcher at a track - and - field meet.

The day you hear someone call me captain will be the day I buy a boat.

I find overtime exciting. You don't have time to think about anything.

You spend enough time with someone, you're going to have your run-ins.

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

The toughest job for a coach today is handling the press after a game.

The season is long. When I'm off, I try to distract myself from hockey.

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying.

At the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals: Win today and we walk together forever.

Winning that gold medal at the Olympics is something I'll never forget.

I never cook. My favorite place to eat is Smith & Wollensky in Chicago.

You try to squeeze a little more Charmin in the pads when you face him.

Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear.

Biologically, I'm 10. Chronologically, I'm 33. In hockey years, I'm 66.

It's amazing what the power of sport does for children and communities.

If you cannot love yourself, you have no chance to love another person.

Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving.

I'm not a pacifist. I do believe that, unfortunately, war is necessary.

I got to score goals and get points. I got to get on the board somehow.

I'm gonna catch you with your head down tonight. I'm gonna take it off.

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