78 Quotes by Mark Messier

I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.

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 to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.

The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself.

My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.

Obviously every one of them was special to that particular team, all the people that were involved with it.

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 a team concept. Everything was focused around winning.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

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 be when they play their best hockey.