Connor McDavid Quotes

In order for a player to score goals, he needs minutes.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.

People always see the goals, and for me, strikers are not only about scoring goals.

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.

I study the other players in training, particularly the forwards, and I look at how they are scoring goals. What do they do when they finish a chance?

As a goal scorer, my focus is always on converting my chances and being clinical in the box. That's my No. 1 priority.

I was in front of the goal so much at Stanford. I still amassed a lot of goals, but there were so many opportunities that I wasn't scoring.

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went back to Barcelona, but I learned so much from him - the way he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he got it and his passing - and he scored goals.

I think I was called 'the pianist' because of the way I play. It's true that I don't score many goals, just a few, but they are beautiful when I do score! I think it's more about my style of play, how I touch the ball, how I pass the ball, how I move it.

I think I can improve in my attacking role, I can do more.

Obviously, I am an attacking player, so when you are an attacking player, you need to create goals and get goals - and that's the main thing for me.

Lewandowski is very complete. He can hold on to the ball and build play; he can dribble. He can score goals from anywhere. He is fast, strong in the air.

As a striker, people look at the goals you score. But for me, my game is more than just about goals, it is how you link with other players.

I had not so much talent. I was a striker who could score, but running was not my main goal.

Of course a striker wants to score as much as possible. It's nice scoring goals. Goals are like an addiction: when you score, you want to keep doing more and more.

All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.

I hope to become a real striker.

People can say I've not scored enough goals, but you see the best strikers on the wing in a four-man midfield and see if they score goals. Nobody can really criticise my finishing because they don't really see me playing in a forward position too often.

I remember when I was at Chelsea, and Ancellotti used to say, 'Watch a DVD of Inzaghi' - movement in terms of runs in behind and what makes strikers score goals.

It is very important as a midfielder to score.

With Keita, he will hunt you down, get the ball, then 'either get in the box and score or he has the same type of 'passing range Philippe Coutinho had in the final delivery.

I feel like I'm quick enough, and on my day, I can be dangerous in the box.

Goal scorers are always sniffing things out, but once they realize 'hey, if I don't have the puck I can't score,' then you have to be a part of the solution so you can get it back so you can score.

I'm starting to figure it out - figure out my spots, where I should be on the court, where I'm most effective, and how I handle double teams - and it's paying off.