Canadian - Athlete | January 18, 1961 -
The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself.
Mark Messier
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I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.
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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.
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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.
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Coaching really is an individual philosophy.
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I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams.
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I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.
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My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.
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But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.
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You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.
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I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.
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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.
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