Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings. Steve Yzerman More Quotes by Steve Yzerman More Quotes From Steve Yzerman As long as I could remember, since I was 5 years old, I watched the Stanley Cup. I stayed up, made a point of watching it presented, watched the celebration in the locker room, and always dreamed that maybe I'd get there. Steve Yzerman lockers long years I'm exhausted trying to stay healthy. Steve Yzerman stay-positive stay-strong healthy Balanced is probably what I am, although that's just a polite way to say that you don't do anything very well. Steve Yzerman polite sports way I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am. Steve Yzerman appreciate people way I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here. Steve Yzerman roles trying sports We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over. Steve Yzerman team winning sports And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing. Steve Yzerman right-thing team People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck. Steve Yzerman hockey team winning I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game. Steve Yzerman games memorable sports I mean, the best thing for my knee, for anyone's knee, is to never play again and retire. But I'm not going to do that. Steve Yzerman knees play mean The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet. Steve Yzerman hair sports long I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player. Steve Yzerman gamer player sports It's been a great honor for me to be a player for the Detroit Red Wings, to play for an Original Six franchise. I know I'm far from perfect, but I learned a lot. Steve Yzerman player perfect wings I'm never gonna play again, and I know I'm really, really going to miss it. Steve Yzerman missing play sports Darren McCarty is a big video game guy, and he brings his systems with him on the road. Steve Yzerman video guy games When you're on the ice, you have very little time, you see very little, and everything happens really quick. Steve Yzerman ice time littles It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world. Steve Yzerman hockey pride thinking I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special to wear the jersey. Steve Yzerman player wings sports I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit. Steve Yzerman hard-times memorable thinking We’re stuck in the middle and need to decide what kind of sport do we want to be. Either anything goes and we accept the consequences or take the next step and eliminate fighting. Steve Yzerman next-steps fighting sports
