I read my first book on Woodrow Wilson at age 15, and I was hooked.
I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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.
You miss every shot you don't take.
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.
Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.
Don't negotiate with terrorists; patent trolls have done more damage to the United States economy than any domestic or foreign terrorist organization in history, every year.
When we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.