So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake.

You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.

Forget about style; worry about results.

You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.

Blood, sweat, tears. No practice tomorrow 'cause there's no one left to beat.

Hockey is a tough game.

When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.

I couldn't wait to get on the ice. I couldn't wait to get to practice. As a kid I couldn't wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.

Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that's not the case because programs are built around the elite.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.

Don't let anyone make you believe that without their support you can't make it, hey look up, help is coming from unexpected places. Cheer up!

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization?

It is harder to cut our gains than to cut our losses.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

The radiant sun sends from above ten thousand blessings down, nor is he set so high for show alone.

I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it.

There are moments, particularly in times of stress, when haste does not make waste, when our snap judgments and first impressions can offer a much better means of making sense of the world.

A thankful heart is the greatest virtue.

What is better than a peaceful man? What is worse than an aggressive man?

A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk, will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month.