At The End Of The Day Everybody

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.

When I Broke Into Professional Hockey At 17 I Was Told That I Was Too Small And Too Slow And I Wouldn't Make The Nhl. Now It's Kind Of Flip-flopped And The Sense Is I Can't Be A Good Coach Because I Was A Great Athlete.

The Day I Stop Giving Is The Day I Stop Receiving. The Day I Stop Learning Is The Day I Stop Growing. You Miss 100% Of The Shots You Don't Take.

Hullie's A Lot Like A Garbage Can. You Step On The Pedal With Your Foot And The Top Opens Up.

Lifting The Stanley Cup For The First Time. There's Nothing Like It. It's The Greatest Story. In My Era, They Used To Say You Couldn't Be A Superstar Without Winning One. I Remember Thinking When I Lifted It: "now They Can't Say That About Me."