The simplest, most impactful question that you can ask an athlete, or ask anyone, is 'What do you want to accomplish? What's your goal?'
— P.K. Subban
No one remembers the guy who goes out and does an adequate job.
I want a Stanley Cup.
I know I'm black. Everyone knows I'm black. But I don't want to be defined as a black hockey player.
I don't ever judge somebody by what comes out of their mouth 'cause I don't know what they're thinking. Sometimes people might just say things just to see how you react about it. People might say things to you just to try to throw you off your game. Doesn't necessarily mean they're a racist.
The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.
There's a time and a place when it needs to be all about hockey. I don't think that's 24 hours a day, seven days a week. How you choose to spend that time when it's not all about hockey is completely up to you.
I'm very privileged to have great parents, caring parents, parents that dedicate a lot of their time and energy to their children, and we're very thankful for that.
I love Montreal. I've always loved the city. And when it really comes down to it I never envisioned myself playing for any other team other than the Montreal Canadiens.
I just speak my mind, I speak the truth.
Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.
When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.
We're very lucky. We've been blessed with a platform, and what you can do with that platform, you can do a million things with it. I guess I just take pride in using the platform the right way.
Everything I do is with a planned approach.
I eat a lot of protein - steak in the morning, steak in the afternoon, fish, chicken.
Our law enforcement, these are people that leave their houses and may not come back home at the end of the night.
I've been playing hockey since I was two-and-a-half, three years old.
It's not a conscious thing for me. But whenever I have the opportunity to bring it, I want to give more than the guy before me. Hockey. Off-ice stuff. Just life in general.
I'm a pretty big believer in seizing the moment.
The NHL's got tons of players from different backgrounds from different places around the world. That's what makes this league so special and that's what makes sports so special; it brings everybody together.
Listen, I always choose to see the good in people. And everybody's different, everybody chooses to handle things differently.
I think that there's more jealousy in sports than racism, really. I think racism exists in the works, but when I faced racism in hockey, a lot of times from jealousy, because when I was young, I was always one of the better players. And I think a lot of people were threatened by that.
If someone wants to call me a Harlem Globetrotter, well, great, go ahead. I was very good at basketball. I was a really good point guard. I was the best passer.
Nobody is in their right to tell anybody how to spend their free time. If you like to spend it with your family or your kids, fantastic. If you want to spend it with your girlfriend, great. If you want to spend it doing charitable work, great. If you want to spend it through endorsements and marketing stuff, great.
My mentality is I've never been the guy that always has to be the center of attention or has to be the front guy. I have no problem doing my job and somebody else getting the credit, or the attention being on somebody else.
The feeling being back in Montreal, it will never change. Montreal's going to be home because of the relationships that I've built here.
To win the Stanley Cup is such a process and it takes everybody on board.
That's the fun part about your playing career is that everyone knows your first and foremost responsibility, and that's playing hockey, but whenever you can mix in some other things have fun with it, that's great, too.
My jersey might change, but what I support will always stay the same.
For me, on the ice that's my job, to have an impact on the team in a positive way that fits into our system and how we want to play.
I don't think your focus as a hockey player or athlete can be anywhere else but how you want to impact the team on the ice or on the field or court.
I think it's important to build people up and to make people feel good.
I think it's important for athletes to set a tone in a way that we're looking to build bridges.
Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.
You only have one shot at most things, so why not give it everything you've got, right?
Adding a player like Jack Hughes, a lot of teams in the NHL would dream of that talent.
I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player in the league.
I operate from a place of like water on a duck's back. When things are thrown at me or said to me that aren't worth my time, they don't register with me. Like it just rolls off my back.
People make a mistake saying I'm trying to break down barriers and change the game. I'm not trying to do any of that.
Your butt and back are two of the strongest parts of your body.
I've always liked country music.
It was a dream come true for me to play with the Montreal Canadiens, and the sad thing is that my promise to the city of bringing a Stanley Cup back and wanting to win one, I won't be able to fulfill that promise.
Just like any other brothers that have ever played with each other or played against each other, it's a pretty special moment when you do it.
I've never been short of putting high expectations on myself; I've never been short of saying I want to win a Stanley Cup.
I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.
I'm a competitive guy, and when it's time to be competitive, I'm all in.
It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.
Community stuff is always important to me, it's very important to the New Jersey Devils and the organization, so along with not just myself but the rest of the players on the team, it's always a priority to be able to give back in the best way possible.
In this world, there are bad people and there are good people. We can either choose to celebrate the bad ones all the time, or we can celebrate the good ones.
I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.
