There's no such thing as an overnight success. It took me a long to get there.
You miss every shot you don't take.
Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it.
Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
It really doesn't matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There's nothing like it. It's the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn't be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: "Now they can't say that about me. "
Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful. Avoid running at all times. Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
I didn't have a clue where I was going on my first lap of practice.
It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth.
Parkour teaches you to be sure of what you are able to do.