Steve Yzerman Quotes

Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.

Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

I was fortunate to have talent, play on a good team and make the NHL.

I've played with some of the best players in the world, and I've loved every minute of it.

We played for the love of the game; there were few holdouts. We wanted to pitch every day; to win more games than the other guy - not for the money, but for the glory of winning.

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them.

Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great.

I am very proud to be part of this team, and I know that winning with Ferrari will mean more than winning with another team.

When you get the shirt and a position in the team, you don't want to give it up.

I probably would have never made it through college without baseball, so I'm thankful for that. I really am proud that I got to play on that level.

I love being a Dallas Cowboy. I love everything about it. I think about it every day.

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

'Justified' is one of the greatest teams I've ever played for. It's just awesome.

I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

When you are a professional sportsman all the guys are great competitors in the top 50.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.

Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

Nothing is like being out there and playing and performing and winning - nothing. But to have an interest in the player? The nerves and everything that goes with it? Seeing what he's learned and how he's done it? That's the second best thing to playing. I think.

Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.

I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

I got to experience a world championship with some great teammates.