Steve Yzerman

“You play for the crest on the front, not the name on the back.”

“To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.”

“I've always been my own harshest critic.”

“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way hockey is.”

“I don't have any superstitions, but I do have routines.”

“Pressure is a privilege. It's what you want. The alternative is not good.”

“Winning is the most important thing, but it's not the only thing.”

“I can't change the past, so I don't think about it.”

“The captain is the guy who can pull it all together.”

“You've got to be dedicated, and you've got to be willing to work.”

“I learned a lot from my mistakes, and I'm sure I'll learn a lot more.”

“You have to have a certain amount of confidence in your own ability.”