There is no bigger waste of time than doing 90% of what is necessary.
Playing the sport has taught me about teamwork and how to be a good team player, social skills and most importantly, dedication.
Hockey taught me to challenge myself and be the best I can be on and off the ice.
I really don't care what the other team thinks. I don't care what their fans think. If they hate me, great. Hate me. We'll just keep winning, I'll keep scoring and we'll move on.
Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.
I can't wait for the crowd, the noise, the energy in the building. I can't wait to take that all away from them.
I try to hold it in until I get on the ice, then in front of the net sometimes I'll pass gas.
I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.
The media covers what's new - and millions of people dying is nothing new. So it stays in the background, where it's easier to ignore. But even when we do see it or read about it, it's difficult to keep our eyes on the problem. It's hard to look at suffering if the situation is so complex that we don't know how to help. And so we look away.
I don't get a chance to be home much.
To the masses, the catchwords of Socialism sound so enticing. . . so they will continue to work for Socialism, helping thereby to bring about the inevitable decline of the civilization which the nations of the West have taken thousands of years to build up.