You can't wish that you were a normal kid if your dream is to play in the NHL. You've got to do whatever you can to get there, and if or when you get there you've got to enjoy it.… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
My dad is a competitive guy. That's a part of me. It's just a certain drive, I guess. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I think everyone wants to get drafted as high as they can. That's the way I look at it as well. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
My mom makes a great tortilla soup. I've never met anybody that didn't like it. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
The captaincy in hockey in general is a huge honor, but especially in Toronto. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I mean obviously the 200-foot game, play without the puck, that could always use improving, as well as everything. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
The outreach of people in Arizona, young kids, families, just reaching out to me and my parents at the rink or wherever, it's always… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I'm going to have ups and downs and what I have to do is work that much harder and push through the tough parts. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I like kind of picking out specific players and watching what they do, whether it's in pregame skate or warmups or in the game. — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the traditional things are what makes hockey so great and all of us really appreciate and respect that, but… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
