Connor McDavid Quotes

To succeed in hockey, you need teamwork.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.

I've watched what coaches do for young people in our country.

When I think about the future and how I can make a difference in the world, I want to be able to use my love of the game of baseball to be a good example and a good person.

There's something about that 15- to 18-year-old boy, the time of their life that you can really impact them, not only on the field but off the field and still get the competitiveness that I love.

It's always great to do something to impact kids in sports.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

Now learning a bit more about footballers I think what they need to do well, is someone who really wants to stay in the background and just be a strong support.

I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

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

I got to work for some great administrators at great institutions, and I had an opportunity to coach great players. Iowa is no different.

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.

It wasn't until I was at 39 that I joined my first real hockey team. Which was great. I scored a couple of goals here and there, but I wasn't the most graceful thing you've ever seen.

I won't miss coaching. What you miss is that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches. You miss that.

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.

We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids.

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

Three coaches at Notre Dame made a big difference in my life, not that I played any football when I attended Notre Dame. But Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, and Lou Holtz - they all made a difference to me, and I respected them for their attitudes about life and how they handled loss.