The Greatest Thing About Playing

People In General Want To Build Somebody Up And Then Try To Knock Them Down. They Always Root For The Underdog.

There's No Perfect Coach In The World. Coaches Are Human, Too. Mistakes Are Made. But, Fundamentally, If You're Sound, You Eliminate As Many Mistakes As Possible.

Gordie Howe And Bobby Hull And Jean Béliveau Probably Looked At Us In The '80s And Said, "these Guys Are Soft. We Used To Take The Train."

I Played Everything. I Played Lacrosse, Baseball, Hockey, Soccer, Track And Field. I Was A Big Believer That You Played Hockey In The Winter And When The Season Was Over You Hung Up Your Skates And You Played Something Else.

I'm Not Sure Mario Is Going To Get Accolafes He Deserves, Especially From Outside The Game. But From Within, The Players, The People Who Follow Closely, Realize Exactly What He's Broughtto The Table, Exactly What He Has Done. People Tend To Forget... Hockey Was Dying In Pittsburgh Before He Got There. I Played There. It Was Almost Dead. I'm Sorry, But The Nhl Would Not Have A Franchise In Pittsburgh Today Had Mario Not Come Along. Think About It, No Hockey In Pittsburgh.