Steve Yzerman Time Quotations

Whether somebody is really competent - whether he has a good hockey mind, whether he's a good person to lead a hockey club - is something determined over a long period of time, not one tournament.

When you're on the ice, you have very little time, you see very little, and everything happens really quick.

We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

It was the right thing to do. I would've loved to play in the Olympics again, but I believe it's time for me to step aside. It's time to let other guys play.

After Game 5 was over, everybody was upset and kind of thinking about the game and what went wrong, trying to figure it all out. Then gradually you start realizing, oh, we've got to get ready for the next game. So your attitude changes, your mood changes. We got in here Saturday night, and by the time everybody went to bed, I think everybody had gotten their frustration out.