Biologically, I'm 10. Chronologically, I'm 33. In hockey years, I'm 66. — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams. — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles. — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
I started as a fourth-line fighter, went to being a third-line centre, then a second-line winger and a first-line centre. I've played… — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we… — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years… — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
Like I said, a 30-year-old hockey player, even when I came to New York when I was 30, I was on the… — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New… — Mark Messier Copy Share Image
We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint.… — Mark Messier Copy Share
I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put… — Mark Messier Copy Share
I started as a fourth-line fighter, went to being a third-line centre, then a second-line winger and a first-line centre. I've played every role… — Mark Messier Copy Share
I was assistant in Edmonton with Wayne as captain, and Kevin Lowe was the other assistant. — Mark Messier Copy Share
Obviously every one of them was special to that particular team, all the people that were involved with it. — Mark Messier Copy Share
There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing… — Mark Messier Copy Share
I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams. — Mark Messier Copy Share
I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule. — Mark Messier Copy Share
When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had… — Mark Messier Copy Share
My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with. — Mark Messier Copy Share
