Well, my transition into being a captain was easy. Mark Messier More Quotes by Mark Messier More Quotes From Mark Messier When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along. Mark Messier captains different sports There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing hockey almost 10 months a year for a long time there. Mark Messier hockey sports years If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New York because it had been so long in New York since we had won. Obviously, being the first time to ever win the cup in Edmonton, they were fairly similar in that regard. Mark Messier new-york winning sports But I just think as a captain, everybody's different. Mark Messier different sports thinking 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. Mark Messier hockey sports thinking Biologically, I'm 10. Chronologically, I'm 33. In hockey years, I'm 66. Mark Messier hockey years I think to compare any time you win a Stanley Cup would be unfair to all the players from all the teams. Mark Messier team winning sports I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year. Mark Messier player sports thinking I was assistant in Edmonton with Wayne as captain, and Kevin Lowe was the other assistant. Mark Messier edmonton kevin sports It's a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game. Mark Messier games want sports We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our nucleus had stayed together for a long time. Mark Messier team sports long
