--- title: "Best Connor McDavid Sayings" description: "Connor Andrew McDavid is a Canadian ice‑hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers, chosen first overall in the 2015 NHL draft." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-connor-mcdavid-5935.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-connor-mcdavid-5935.jpg) # Connor McDavid (1997) Ice Hockey Player **99** quotes in **267** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Connor McDavid is an ice hockey player. ## Quick Facts About Connor McDavid Born January 13, 1997 Profession Ice Hockey Player ## About Connor McDavid Connor Andrew McDavid is a Canadian ice‑hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers, chosen first overall in the 2015 NHL draft. He plays in the National Hockey League and is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time. ## Quotes by Connor McDavid · Page 3 > [Just got to win games. You've just got to find ways to win games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/just-got-to-win-games-you-ve-just-got-to-find-ways-to-win-games/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/connor-mcdavid-5935_find_just-got-to-win-games-you-ve-just-got-to_701769.jpg) > [The OHL compared to the NHL playoffs, I don't think they really compare. You can't really rely on that experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/the-ohl-compared-to-the-nhl-playoffs-i-don-t-think-they-really/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/connor-mcdavid-5935_experience_the-ohl-compared-to-the-nhl-playoffs-i-d_2985898.jpg) > [I need to improve my physical play and get as big and strong as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-need-to-improve-my-physical-play-and-get-as-big-and-strong-as-i-can/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/connor-mcdavid-5935_big_i-need-to-improve-my-physical-play-and-g_655204.jpg) > [You look at all the elite players around the League, the guys that are responsible defensively, the guys that can score at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/you-look-at-all-the-elite-players-around-the-league-the-guys-that-are/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/connor-mcdavid-5935_around_you-look-at-all-the-elite-players-around_2052426.jpg) > [Whenever you trade away a key piece of your organization, somebody who's been there for a long time, it has to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/whenever-you-trade-away-a-key-piece-of-your-organization-somebody-who/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/connor-mcdavid-5935_change_whenever-you-trade-away-a-key-piece-of-y_2398948.jpg) > [Edmonton has such a great history. It makes coming to the rink special to know those former players wore the jersey and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/edmonton-has-such-a-great-history-it-makes-coming-to-the-rink-special/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Edmonton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/edmonton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/connor-mcdavid-5935_edmonton_edmonton-has-such-a-great-history-it-mak_361113.jpg) > [I definitely believe in myself. And I don't need to show that on the outside. I just don't feel like I need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-definitely-believe-in-myself-and-i-don-t-need-to-show-that-on-the/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/connor-mcdavid-5935_believe_i-definitely-believe-in-myself-and-i-don_1754491.jpg) > [You've got to work hard, got to outwork the other guy and got to outwork the other team. Sometimes outsmart them every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/you-ve-got-to-work-hard-got-to-outwork-the-other-guy-and-got-to/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/connor-mcdavid-5935_hard_you-ve-got-to-work-hard-got-to-outwork-t_2091094.jpg) > [I don't think you're going to see any hockey player tell the media or anyone they're the best player in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-don-t-think-you-re-going-to-see-any-hockey-player-tell-the-media-or/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/connor-mcdavid-5935_best_i-don-t-think-you-re-going-to-see-any-ho_1462174.jpg) > [Playing in the OHL, people expect you to get a ton of points. When you go out and have a good game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/playing-in-the-ohl-people-expect-you-to-get-a-ton-of-points-when-you/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/connor-mcdavid-5935_game_playing-in-the-ohl-people-expect-you-to_1090856.jpg) > [I'm definitely not one of those guys that's chirping the guys that dress super nice, because you know, there's guys out there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-m-definitely-not-one-of-those-guys-that-s-chirping-the-guys-that/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Dress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dress/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/connor-mcdavid-5935_dress_i-m-definitely-not-one-of-those-guys-tha_1294968.jpg) > [After going through the playoffs, you definitely get a sense for how important it is to go through it at least once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/after-going-through-the-playoffs-you-definitely-get-a-sense-for-how/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/connor-mcdavid-5935_football_after-going-through-the-playoffs-you-def_2976912.jpg) > [He's Bobby Orr - he's been through it all. Whatever he says, you listen. If you ask a question, you're dying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/he-s-bobby-orr-he-s-been-through-it-all-whatever-he-says-you-listen/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/connor-mcdavid-5935_he_he-s-bobby-orr-he-s-been-through-it-all_2295114.jpg) > [I never played against my own age, and I was one of the best players. That's when I would get really nervous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-never-played-against-my-own-age-and-i-was-one-of-the-best-players/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/connor-mcdavid-5935_age_i-never-played-against-my-own-age-and-i_2913848.jpg) > [My dad gave me this advice: 'Make what you want to do for the rest of your life the first thing you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/my-dad-gave-me-this-advice-make-what-you-want-to-do-for-the-rest-of/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/616/connor-mcdavid-5935_advice_my-dad-gave-me-this-advice-make-what-you_1767619.jpg) > [I'm dying to play in the playoffs. Dying to bring a little success back to Edmonton. I think the fans deserve it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-m-dying-to-play-in-the-playoffs-dying-to-bring-a-little-success/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/connor-mcdavid-5935_city_i-m-dying-to-play-in-the-playoffs-dying_1374874.jpg) > [There is a lot of instinct that comes with playing hockey and playing a number of games and playing all the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/there-is-a-lot-of-instinct-that-comes-with-playing-hockey-and-playing/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/connor-mcdavid-5935_feel_there-is-a-lot-of-instinct-that-comes-wi_967686.jpg) > [I'm a guy who wants to make a lasting impression on hockey, and if I'm going to do that, I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/i-m-a-guy-who-wants-to-make-a-lasting-impression-on-hockey-and-if-i-m/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/connor-mcdavid-5935_hockey_i-m-a-guy-who-wants-to-make-a-lasting-im_2223050.jpg) > [Every year is a new year, and when you look at the turnover year to year, teams that made the playoffs last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connor-mcdavid/every-year-is-a-new-year-and-when-you-look-at-the-turnover-year-to/) [Connor McDavid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/connor-mcdavid-5935_last-year_every-year-is-a-new-year-and-when-you-lo_1743410.jpg) ## Connor McDavid by topic [Football (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/connor-mcdavid/) [Hockey (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hockey/connor-mcdavid/) [Time (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/connor-mcdavid/) [Playoffs (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playoffs/connor-mcdavid/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connor-mcdavid/#itemlist", "name": "Connor McDavid Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just got to win games. 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