To me, that's how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.
— P.K. Subban
I drop the gloves once in a while.
I'm not trying to be someone I'm not. I'm not trying to become something I'm not.
I think I just want to focus on being the best player that I can be and being the best role model that I can be by just doing all the right things, not just for black kids or kids from different backgrounds, but for all kids who play the game. You want them to look at you in a positive light.
I never want a coach to feel like he needs to be my friend, I always want a coach to be the coach and I'm the type of guy that wants to be held accountable all the time, so I respect coaches.
I always have something to prove.
What works for me might not work for the next guy. You have to work within yourself and know what's going to provide you with the amount of energy you need to do your job.
Why do I have to just focus on hockey? Why can't I help people? Why can't I have fun with my fans?
I'm a pretty personable guy, so I'll never shy away from a fan that wants to ask me a question or even introduce themselves.
I always look at it this way: You try to create your own luck.
For a family to have five kids and to have emigrated from the West Indies, my father from Jamaica and my mother from Montserrat - it's not easy to provide for five kids let alone put three kids in AAA hockey, one being a goalie, and put two daughters through university.
This is how I see myself, as a player that at the end of the day, whether I have a letter or not, I know that when we're in overtime or it's a deciding moment in the game my teammates are looking at me to step up. To me that's all I need to know.
It would be a great honor. I'd love to be the captain of the Montreal Canadiens.
This is a game that at the end of the day, it's sports entertainment. We have to perform to keep fans in the seats, and what they pay helps put food on our tables.
Playing in Montreal for six years, being drafted in 2007, a lot of great moments in that organization. The positive moments outweigh the negative moments.
You have to remember that when you're in the NHL, you have the platform, and you'll never have a bigger platform than when you're playing.
It's not good enough just to hold your head high because you're one of the highest-paid players in the NHL. It's not good enough to be one of the most popular guys in the NHL or to have a social media following. What are you trying to accomplish?
I have no control over what the fans do or what the media say. I just do what I can - go out there and play hockey and have a smile on my face when I do it, just try to have a little bit of fun.
People appreciate that I'm not scared to make a mistake.
Just leaving it all on the ice, I do it every game, and the fans appreciate that.
I have a production company, I have a marketing company, I have different things that I have going on and different interests and there's nothing wrong with having different interests as long as you prioritize the things that you need to do first. And I do.
Everybody has to work on themselves, no one is perfect. No one wakes up every morning and, you know, you have to love yourself but you also have to drive yourself from within.
Winning is the most important thing to me.
Sometimes I think getting your mind off the game and doing other things can make you even better. Everybody's different. You have to find out what works for you.
Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.
I get fat if I eat too many carbs. It's just the way my body is, so I gotta watch the carbs.
My family doesn't know what vacations are, man.
The first car I purchased was for my father. I bought him a truck. I didn't want to see myself driving around in a nicer car than him. I wanted him to feel like he's accomplished a lot, too, which he has. He's put me in a great position.
I've always been a guy who has had to perform for my team. I have always expected that out of myself.
At the end of the day, I want to be the best teammate I can be.
I think that in all aspects of the game, especially in professional sports but specifically in hockey, we want to grow the game.
I've gotta be ready to play.
We have so many guys in the NHL who can lead by example and I embrace being a role model for a lot of kids.
There's a lot of kids that don't even have a chance to live a balanced lifestyle. Not have to worry about food or clothes or education, or being able to play sports.
The notion is tough guys challenge the bench and skill players never do. I'm considered a skilled player, but I don't carry myself like a skilled player.
I stay true to who I am.
There wasn't a day when I felt like hockey was work. I still don't feel that way.
One of the things that upset me a lot, and I'm pretty open about it is people that challenge my character or challenge my commitment to my job or the game that I play.
Growing up, watching the New Jersey Devils, I watched players like Ken Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, old school players who respected the game.
My job is to come out and help build a championship team.
When young players come into the league, they see how pop culture has affected the other sports, like the NBA and the NFL. They come in with more of an open mind.
Chuck Hughes is one of my very good friends.
The fans in Montreal are great.
You look at the best players in the game - Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr - they didn't sit on the couch and then one day join the NHL. They worked on their game. Their talent was perseverance, dedication. Those are talents to me; that's what gets you to the NHL.
Always been a Cowboys fan. Started as a Deion Sanders fan and learned to love the Cowboys. My dad's a big Cowboys fan too.
I embrace responsibility.
In this world, some things happen that we can't completely understand. That's OK; we don't have to understand it. All we have to do is understand our self, believe in our self and keep trying and keep pushing forward.
Like I said, I've always been one to let my actions do the talking for me.
I grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan.
A Hall of Famer isn't just the guy who put up great numbers. It's the guy who has changed the sport for the better, who has had an impact.
