Mats Sundin Quotes

• "And I'm, whether I want it or not, a front figure for the team, a guy that talks about how the team is doing and represents the team."
• "And when things are not going well in Toronto, you're going to hear about it. And you're going to say things are not good at all, where it's really not that bad."
• "Any chance you have to sit back and be the one watching is great."
• "At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well."
• "Every time we played in Buffalo this season, we had a lot of support from Toronto fans in the area, and all along the QEW."
• "Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point."
• "For as long as I can remember, I've always loved horses, especially the trotters."
• "Honesty is the biggest thing I admire, respect, and look for. And it's something that's kind of disappearing in some people nowadays."
• "Hopefully I still have a few more good years in me, but it was a great ceremony and it's something I'll remember the rest of my life."
• "I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor."
• "I put a lot of pressure on myself, more than anyone else."
• "I read a lot of Swedish literature to make sure I don't lose my Swedish language."
• "I think people want success, you know, and I'm the captain."
• "I think you're a little more fragile when you're younger."
• "I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over."
• "I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more."
• "I've been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I'm happy to let others make the big decisions."
• "It was hard to watch, the business side is so big in the game."
• "It's all trotters in Sweden, so that's what's always caught my eye."
• "It's simple but it's probably the toughest thing to do in hockey - to be consistent, play at a certain level on every night."
• "My best memory as a kid was from 1986 when I played in TV Puck - a nationwide tournament for 14-year-olds that we won."
• "My job is to make sure we keep performing."
• "Now, it's a little more my respnsibility to answer for what's going on with the team and explain why we're doing well and why we're not doing well."
• "People don't give Buffalo enough credit for being a good, creative, offensive team."
• "Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that."
• "Seeing someone else perform and letting me be the critic for once... that's not a bad thing."
• "Since I came here I've been treated awesome, in all aspects. I really enjoy playing here."
• "Teams don't give up as much. It's a little tighter defensively. You don't get those two-on-ones, the three-on-twos, the outnumber rushes that you do during the regular season as much."
• "There are more short-term goals right now the way I see it, that I feel are more important right now than maybe the 1,000 points."
• "To be honest, I'm not taking the ownership side of things too seriously right now."
• "We felt we were close, I don't know how close, to playing in the Stanley Cup final last year and after that, who knows?"
• "When I was young, I would go to the races and it was an unbelievable feeling when you'd watch them race."
• "When you face a player of Hasek's caliber and a player that's got that reputation that he's almost unbeatable, sometimes it has happened in the past where players try and look for that perfect shot."
• "When you're playing 4-on-3, you should be able to get some great chances and we were able to capitalize on it."
• "Winning a Stanley Cup for Toronto, that's the biggest dream and the biggest goal."
• "With the fans and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, the way I've been treated here has been awesome."
• "You can see all kinds of matchups within those teams, but I think it's going to come down to who plays best as a team and is patient."