Mark Messier- Former Ice Hockey Player (In a Nutshell)
- Mark Messier was born in Canada on January 18th, 1961.
- He was a Centre.
- During his playing career he played for: Indianapolis Racers, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Apollos, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks.
- Messier also played for Canada.
- The decision was made by him to retire in 2004.
- “The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself.”- Mark Messier
Mark Messier- Former Ice Hockey Player (Nitty Gritty)
- “You always have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.”- Mark Messier
- “I played with a lot of great players before. They’re all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to play well.”- Marks Messier
- “I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning.”- Mark Messier
Mark Messier- Former Ice Hockey Player (What set him apart)
- “I’ve never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individually accomplishments actually.”- Mark Messier
- “It’s a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game.”- Mark Messier
- “As a captain, I think it’s important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.”- Mark Messier
Mark Messier- Former Ice Hockey Player (Final Thoughts)
- “I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there’s a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that goes into winning a cup.”- Mark Messier