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> [I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-messier/i-never-was-brought-into-the-league-thinking-as-far-as-you-know/)

[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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