Growth

Without my injuries, I might never have won at the starting line.

The more games you play, the more experience you get. It's the key to success.

You can't just step on the ice and expect to be the best player.

You have to work each and every day to get better as a player.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

You have to try and turn everything to your advantage.

I've never been scared of the big moments, I get butterflies. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I'm ready for the moment.

Most hockey players are scouted at 14, 15. They've been on TV for a couple of years. When I was that age, I didn't know what hockey was about.

I always felt that I was a player just trying to get some minutes and make the team.

You don't have to go looking for a lot of great things to say about Sidney Crosby. He competes really hard, he has fun... He's out there to just test himself every time he gets on the ice.

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for.

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.

I always believe if you're stuck in a hole and maybe things aren't going well you will come out stronger.

You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed.

I always say, decisions I make, I live with them. There's always ways I could have done them better, but at the end of the day, I live with them.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

No matter how good you get, you can always get better.

The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today.

Every wound will shape me, every scar will build my throne.