Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.

I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.

Our law enforcement, these are people that leave their houses and may not come back home at the end of the night.

I think it's important to build people up and to make people feel good.

Everything I do is with a planned approach.

It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.

When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.

I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.

That's the fun part about your playing career is that everyone knows your first and foremost responsibility, and that's playing hockey, but whenever you can mix in some other things have fun with it, that's great, too.

Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.

To win the Stanley Cup is such a process and it takes everybody on board.

I just speak my mind, I speak the truth.

Just like any other brothers that have ever played with each other or played against each other, it's a pretty special moment when you do it.

It was a dream come true for me to play with the Montreal Canadiens, and the sad thing is that my promise to the city of bringing a Stanley Cup back and wanting to win one, I won't be able to fulfill that promise.

I've always liked country music.

Nobody is in their right to tell anybody how to spend their free time. If you like to spend it with your family or your kids, fantastic. If you want to spend it with your girlfriend, great. If you want to spend it doing charitable work, great. If you want to spend it through endorsements and marketing stuff, great.

If someone wants to call me a Harlem Globetrotter, well, great, go ahead. I was very good at basketball. I was a really good point guard. I was the best passer.

The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.

People make a mistake saying I'm trying to break down barriers and change the game. I'm not trying to do any of that.

I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player in the league.

No one remembers the guy who goes out and does an adequate job.

You only have one shot at most things, so why not give it everything you've got, right?

It's not a conscious thing for me. But whenever I have the opportunity to bring it, I want to give more than the guy before me. Hockey. Off-ice stuff. Just life in general.

I grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan.

I've gotta be ready to play.

Like I said, I've always been one to let my actions do the talking for me.

I think that in all aspects of the game, especially in professional sports but specifically in hockey, we want to grow the game.

This is a game that at the end of the day, it's sports entertainment. We have to perform to keep fans in the seats, and what they pay helps put food on our tables.

It would be a great honor. I'd love to be the captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

I embrace responsibility.

I've always been a guy who has had to perform for my team. I have always expected that out of myself.

For a family to have five kids and to have emigrated from the West Indies, my father from Jamaica and my mother from Montserrat - it's not easy to provide for five kids let alone put three kids in AAA hockey, one being a goalie, and put two daughters through university.

My family doesn't know what vacations are, man.

I always look at it this way: You try to create your own luck.

The fans in Montreal are great.

I get fat if I eat too many carbs. It's just the way my body is, so I gotta watch the carbs.

I'm a pretty personable guy, so I'll never shy away from a fan that wants to ask me a question or even introduce themselves.

Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.

Why do I have to just focus on hockey? Why can't I help people? Why can't I have fun with my fans?

Sometimes I think getting your mind off the game and doing other things can make you even better. Everybody's different. You have to find out what works for you.

What works for me might not work for the next guy. You have to work within yourself and know what's going to provide you with the amount of energy you need to do your job.

My job is to come out and help build a championship team.

Winning is the most important thing to me.

I always have something to prove.

There wasn't a day when I felt like hockey was work. I still don't feel that way.

I'm not trying to be someone I'm not. I'm not trying to become something I'm not.

I stay true to who I am.

People appreciate that I'm not scared to make a mistake.

The notion is tough guys challenge the bench and skill players never do. I'm considered a skilled player, but I don't carry myself like a skilled player.

I have no control over what the fans do or what the media say. I just do what I can - go out there and play hockey and have a smile on my face when I do it, just try to have a little bit of fun.