Steve Yzerman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Playoff hockey is the best way to market your team. It's the best way to grow your fan base and give hope to your players and for them to develop.”

“We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.”

“Whether somebody is really competent - whether he has a good hockey mind, whether he's a good person to lead a hockey club - is something determined over a long period of time, not one tournament.”

“I don't take anything for granted.”

“When you're on the ice, you have very little time, you see very little, and everything happens really quick.”

“We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time.”

“I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game.”

“I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organization.”

“It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.”

“I'm very confident my health isn't going to allow me to be a good player, especially in the spring.”