All Mark Messier Quotes
- The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself. Hockey
- 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 there… Centre
- When I left here I left everything here. It's time to move on Hockey
- Biologically, I'm 10. Chronologically, I'm 33. In hockey years, I'm 66. Biologically
- Like I said, a 30-year-old hockey player, even when I came to New York when I was 30, I was on the downside of my… Came
- 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… Bad
- I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years old, seems to… Anywhere
- You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy. Always Really
- Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear. Absence
- But I just think as a captain, everybody's different. Captain
- Coaching really is an individual philosophy. Coaching
- I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times. Celebrated
- 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 a… All
- I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule. Excellent
- 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… Around Winning
- We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our… Building
- Well, my transition into being a captain was easy. Captain
- I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there's a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that… Amount
- My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with. Ceiling
- 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 to… All