I never want a coach to feel like he needs to be my friend, I always want a coach to be the coach and I'm the type of guy that wants to be held accountable all the time, so I respect coaches.

You look at the best players in the game - Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr - they didn't sit on the couch and then one day join the NHL. They worked on their game. Their talent was perseverance, dedication. Those are talents to me; that's what gets you to the NHL.

I don't ever judge somebody by what comes out of their mouth 'cause I don't know what they're thinking. Sometimes people might just say things just to see how you react about it. People might say things to you just to try to throw you off your game. Doesn't necessarily mean they're a racist.

Everybody has to work on themselves, no one is perfect. No one wakes up every morning and, you know, you have to love yourself but you also have to drive yourself from within.

I operate from a place of like water on a duck's back. When things are thrown at me or said to me that aren't worth my time, they don't register with me. Like it just rolls off my back.

I eat a lot of protein - steak in the morning, steak in the afternoon, fish, chicken.

Adding a player like Jack Hughes, a lot of teams in the NHL would dream of that talent.

My jersey might change, but what I support will always stay the same.

It's not good enough just to hold your head high because you're one of the highest-paid players in the NHL. It's not good enough to be one of the most popular guys in the NHL or to have a social media following. What are you trying to accomplish?

At the end of the day, I want to be the best teammate I can be.

Just leaving it all on the ice, I do it every game, and the fans appreciate that.

We're very lucky. We've been blessed with a platform, and what you can do with that platform, you can do a million things with it. I guess I just take pride in using the platform the right way.

Community stuff is always important to me, it's very important to the New Jersey Devils and the organization, so along with not just myself but the rest of the players on the team, it's always a priority to be able to give back in the best way possible.

Every time I go on to the court, people expect me to get a medal. It is tough, and I can't win always, but I still have to go out there and give my best.

There is always scrutiny and pressure from the media. I am always told that I have to win.

I want to beat everyone I'm playing against.

I don't fear anyone. I just concentrate on giving my best.

It's always good to win a title.

My long-term goal is to become the world number one player.

Whoever plays well on a given day, that player wins.

I have worked really hard since the age of eight, so each phase of my life is equally important.

Since I'm the youngest in the family, I sulk when my parents deny me something, although I come around when they explain why it was denied.

I just can't do without music.

I should not think that I have to win every match and what others will think; that will create extra pressure. I just have to give best on court.