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> [As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/as-a-captain-i-think-it-s-important-that-the-players-really-know-who/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

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## More by Mark Messier

> [We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/we-had-built-up-a-team-in-edmonton-that-really-knew-who-each-other/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-played-with-a-lot-of-great-players-before-they-re-all-the-same-they/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-started-as-a-fourth-line-fighter-went-to-being-a-third-line-centre/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [I was assistant in Edmonton with Wayne as captain, and Kevin Lowe was the other assistant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-was-assistant-in-edmonton-with-wayne-as-captain-and-kevin-lowe-was/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [It's a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/it-s-a-tough-game-and-you-never-want-to-take-that-aspect-out-of-the/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [Obviously every one of them was special to that particular team, all the people that were involved with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/obviously-every-one-of-them-was-special-to-that-particular-team-all/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [Really the team often will take on the personality of its coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/really-the-team-often-will-take-on-the-personality-of-its-coach/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/there-was-a-time-there-in-the-mid-80s-to-the-90s-there-that-we-played/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/but-i-just-think-as-a-captain-everybody-s-different/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-think-to-compare-any-time-you-win-a-stanley-cup-would-be-unfair-to/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-think-the-idea-of-the-obstruction-through-the-neutral-zone-and-away/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/when-wayne-was-traded-i-became-captain-for-me-it-really-wasn-t/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/my-jersey-hanging-from-the-ceiling-is-going-to-be-a-symbol-of-the/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/the-only-pressure-i-m-under-is-the-pressure-i-ve-put-on-myself/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

> [When I left here I left everything here. It's time to move on](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/when-i-left-here-i-left-everything-here-it-s-time-to-move-on/)

[Mark Messier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-messier/)

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