The Day I Stop Giving

I'm Not Sure Mario Is Going To Get Accolafes He Deserves, Especially From Outside The Game. But From Within, The Players, The People Who Follow Closely, Realize Exactly What He's Broughtto The Table, Exactly What He Has Done. People Tend To Forget... Hockey Was Dying In Pittsburgh Before He Got There. I Played There. It Was Almost Dead. I'm Sorry, But The Nhl Would Not Have A Franchise In Pittsburgh Today Had Mario Not Come Along. Think About It, No Hockey In Pittsburgh.

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.

I Think That From The Time You Start Playing Sports As A Child You See That Your Responsibility To Your Team Is To Play The Best That You Can Play As An Individual... And Yet, Not Take Anything Away From Being Part Of A Team.

Gordie Howe And Bobby Hull And Jean Béliveau Probably Looked At Us In The '80s And Said, "these Guys Are Soft. We Used To Take The Train."

Sometimes People Ask, 'are Hockey Fights Real?' I Say, 'if They Weren't, I'd Get In More Of Them.