In this world, some things happen that we can't completely understand. That's OK; we don't have to understand it. All we have to do is understand our self, believe in our self and keep trying and keep pushing forward.

The NHL's got tons of players from different backgrounds from different places around the world. That's what makes this league so special and that's what makes sports so special; it brings everybody together.

I drop the gloves once in a while.

Chuck Hughes is one of my very good friends.

I don't think your focus as a hockey player or athlete can be anywhere else but how you want to impact the team on the ice or on the field or court.

You have to remember that when you're in the NHL, you have the platform, and you'll never have a bigger platform than when you're playing.

I'm very privileged to have great parents, caring parents, parents that dedicate a lot of their time and energy to their children, and we're very thankful for that.

The first car I purchased was for my father. I bought him a truck. I didn't want to see myself driving around in a nicer car than him. I wanted him to feel like he's accomplished a lot, too, which he has. He's put me in a great position.

I'm a pretty big believer in seizing the moment.

I think that there's more jealousy in sports than racism, really. I think racism exists in the works, but when I faced racism in hockey, a lot of times from jealousy, because when I was young, I was always one of the better players. And I think a lot of people were threatened by that.

In this world, there are bad people and there are good people. We can either choose to celebrate the bad ones all the time, or we can celebrate the good ones.

There's a time and a place when it needs to be all about hockey. I don't think that's 24 hours a day, seven days a week. How you choose to spend that time when it's not all about hockey is completely up to you.

The feeling being back in Montreal, it will never change. Montreal's going to be home because of the relationships that I've built here.

I think I just want to focus on being the best player that I can be and being the best role model that I can be by just doing all the right things, not just for black kids or kids from different backgrounds, but for all kids who play the game. You want them to look at you in a positive light.

Playing in Montreal for six years, being drafted in 2007, a lot of great moments in that organization. The positive moments outweigh the negative moments.

I've been playing hockey since I was two-and-a-half, three years old.

One of the things that upset me a lot, and I'm pretty open about it is people that challenge my character or challenge my commitment to my job or the game that I play.

Always been a Cowboys fan. Started as a Deion Sanders fan and learned to love the Cowboys. My dad's a big Cowboys fan too.

Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.

I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.

Our law enforcement, these are people that leave their houses and may not come back home at the end of the night.

I think it's important to build people up and to make people feel good.

Everything I do is with a planned approach.

It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.

When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.

I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.

That's the fun part about your playing career is that everyone knows your first and foremost responsibility, and that's playing hockey, but whenever you can mix in some other things have fun with it, that's great, too.

Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.

To win the Stanley Cup is such a process and it takes everybody on board.

I just speak my mind, I speak the truth.

Just like any other brothers that have ever played with each other or played against each other, it's a pretty special moment when you do it.

It was a dream come true for me to play with the Montreal Canadiens, and the sad thing is that my promise to the city of bringing a Stanley Cup back and wanting to win one, I won't be able to fulfill that promise.

I've always liked country music.

Nobody is in their right to tell anybody how to spend their free time. If you like to spend it with your family or your kids, fantastic. If you want to spend it with your girlfriend, great. If you want to spend it doing charitable work, great. If you want to spend it through endorsements and marketing stuff, great.

If someone wants to call me a Harlem Globetrotter, well, great, go ahead. I was very good at basketball. I was a really good point guard. I was the best passer.

The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.

People make a mistake saying I'm trying to break down barriers and change the game. I'm not trying to do any of that.

I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player in the league.

No one remembers the guy who goes out and does an adequate job.

You only have one shot at most things, so why not give it everything you've got, right?

It's not a conscious thing for me. But whenever I have the opportunity to bring it, I want to give more than the guy before me. Hockey. Off-ice stuff. Just life in general.

I grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan.

I've gotta be ready to play.

Like I said, I've always been one to let my actions do the talking for me.

I think that in all aspects of the game, especially in professional sports but specifically in hockey, we want to grow the game.

This is a game that at the end of the day, it's sports entertainment. We have to perform to keep fans in the seats, and what they pay helps put food on our tables.

It would be a great honor. I'd love to be the captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

I embrace responsibility.

I've always been a guy who has had to perform for my team. I have always expected that out of myself.

For a family to have five kids and to have emigrated from the West Indies, my father from Jamaica and my mother from Montserrat - it's not easy to provide for five kids let alone put three kids in AAA hockey, one being a goalie, and put two daughters through university.