Auston Matthews

My dad is a competitive guy. That's a part of me. It's just a certain drive, I guess.

— Auston Matthews

I think everyone wants to get drafted as high as they can. That's the way I look at it as well.

— Auston Matthews

My mom makes a great tortilla soup. I've never met anybody that didn't like it.

— Auston Matthews

The captaincy in hockey in general is a huge honor, but especially in Toronto.

— Auston Matthews

I want to score, I want to produce and do those things.

— Auston Matthews

I mean obviously the 200-foot game, play without the puck, that could always use improving, as well as everything.

— Auston Matthews

The outreach of people in Arizona, young kids, families, just reaching out to me and my parents at the rink or wherever,…

— Auston Matthews

I'm going to have ups and downs and what I have to do is work that much harder and push through the…

— Auston Matthews

I think it'd be amazing to see a pre-season game in Mexico.

— Auston Matthews

I like kind of picking out specific players and watching what they do, whether it's in pregame skate or warmups or in…

— Auston Matthews

In Canada, hockey is the dominant thing.

— Auston Matthews

I think a lot of the traditional things are what makes hockey so great and all of us really appreciate and respect…

— Auston Matthews

I think I have an inner drive that separates me from the rest.

— Auston Matthews

I want to make the team better and get better each day.

— Auston Matthews

Individual awards are great, but I don't think there's quite the satisfaction compared to winning with the team.

— Auston Matthews

That's all you can ask for: that your general manager and all your teammates truly believe in one another.

— Auston Matthews

I don't read magazines too often.

— Auston Matthews

I always try to set goals and just try to be the best that I can be.

— Auston Matthews

Having a good regular season isn't really cutting it anymore.

— Auston Matthews

My mom's side is from Hermosillo. It's about six hours south of Phoenix. I've been there, went there a lot growing up.…

— Auston Matthews

I hold myself to a high standard.

— Auston Matthews

You don't want to lose, I hate losing, everybody doesn't want to lose.

— Auston Matthews

You want to do what you do best and play to your abilities. As far as that goes I don't think that's…

— Auston Matthews

I just kind of do my thing and let my actions speak for my words.

— Auston Matthews

I elevate guys around me.

— Auston Matthews