Cam Neely Quotations

Pain is nothing. Pain is in the mind. If you can walk you can run.

On Sunday, when Tiger saw me he said, 'Hi, Hambone, how are you doing?

Getting to the Stanley Cup Finals twice with the Bruins was quite a highlight. But on the other hand, it was also disappointing to get that far and not win the championship.

I think the hooking and the holding and the clutching and the grabbing is the main thing that they had to get rid of.

I returned the call (and it was Jim Gregory of the selection committee) and found out I'd been selected. Needless to say, I didn't finish the round. I put birdies down for the 17th and 18th holes.

I was on the 17th hole getting ready to hit an approach shot,

To be honest, I never really concerned myself too much with the Hall of Fame, just like I never really concerned myself with numbers when I played,

It was a tough time. My father was ill and shortly thereafter my mom got sick (both would eventually die of cancer). I moved 3,000 miles away, going to Boston with all the history and success they were having. I wasn't sure how things would pan out.

It meant as much to me to give a big hit as it did to score a big goal. And to leave a mark for being that kind of player is special to me.

It's not strictly about goals and assists. It meant as much to me to give a big hit as it did to score a big goal. I'm a Gemini so I have a split personality.

It's great to be recognized for the way I played the game,

I'm just so proud of the fact that I was recognized for the way I played the game and kind of the impact that maybe I had for the style that I played. ... Numbers to me were never really an important factor of how I can help our team win. So to me, to have the recognition of the way I played and maybe have people kind of appreciate the fact of the way I played was a huge honor for me.

He's such a great friend. He said right away, 'I want to come, I'm coming.