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Mark Messier Quotes
«I don't think it's so much that we won, I think it's how we won and the players we had and the way they held themselves and conducted themselves on and off the ice. I think that, sometimes, is almost more important than winning. We did it with so much class, with such good feelings in the city and amongst the fans. That's what really made it special.»
Author: Mark Messier
«I came into the league as a fourth-line grinder that played a limited role,»
Author: Mark Messier
«That process in itself was an education for me.»
Author: Mark Messier
«It's not easy winning or leading a team sport because there are so many different agendas and individuality, ... I feel lucky to have been part of some of the best hockey ever played [in Edmonton] and to be part of a team [in New York] that was willing to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the team.»
Author: Mark Messier
«I wouldn't come back to play for that reason, ... I know that was talked about, but there has to be other reasons. I thought I achieved a lot in my 25 years and it was time to go.»
Author: Mark Messier
«I had conversations with Kevin and he's a good friend, but I thought it best to just stay in New York and announce my retirement here,»
Author: Mark Messier
«I'll go to my grave with the feelings and emotions and the memories of 1994, ... When I was traded from Edmonton, I told my agent that I wanted to go to New York to help them win a Stanley Cup. We had a great team and 1994 was a magical year for us and the city.»
Author: Mark Messier
«Having lived in New York for 10-plus years, it becomes a part of you, ... I love the city and I love the team and what we were able to do. Obviously, that's a good fit for me.»
Author: Mark Messier
«his emotion and his compassion for the game. Inside of all those things, there was his ability to excel and his expectations to win. But it was always on a team level, it was never the expectation to go out and score three goals when the score was 7-1. Mark was the kind of guy who always seemed to excel when it was a 2-1 game or a 3-2 game.»
Author: Mark Messier