“I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.” ThinkingYearsSportsEffortPlayerConditionsMonthsSeasonsConditioningOff SeasonOffseason Author:Mark Messier
“I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.” ThinkingKnowsMindMotivationalGamesBattleHockeyIce HockeyOne On One Author:Mark Messier
“I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.” ThinkingWould BeWinningSportsPlayerTeamCupsCompareUnfairStanleyStanley Cup Author:Mark Messier
“As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.” IfsThinkingKnowsImportantBeliefSportsPlayerWho You AreConsistentCaptains Author:Mark Messier
“I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years old, seems to be when they play their best hockey.” ThinkingYearsPlaySeemsGuySportsCareersSeeingHockeyBest Hockey Author:Mark Messier
“But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.” ThinkingDifferentSportsCaptains Author:Mark Messier
“I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.” ThinkingIdeasSportsExcellentZoneBrilliant IdeasPuckObstruction Author:Mark Messier
“I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning.” ThinkingKnowsWinningTeamConceptsFocusedLeagueStatistics Author:Mark Messier
“When you play long enough, everybody goes through spells and streaks and slumps of some nature. I think it's just one of the those things where you have to play yourself out of it.” ThinkingLongEnoughPlaySportsJust OneSpellsStreaksSlumps Author:Mark Messier
“I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.” ThinkingIndividualAccomplishment Author:Mark Messier
