“Good third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league. –”

In the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.

When I was young I used to eat ketchup sandwiches – just bread and ketchup.

You can tell when coaches have a confidence in you.

When you’re in this league, you have to do something every single day. You have off days, but those off days are usually watching film.

I love being able to come in every single day and work out and watch film and practice with guys who are all striving for the same goal.

You have to be secure with the ball. You can’t lose it.

I’ve been a fan of ketchup for as long as I can remember, and the thick, rich flavor of Hunt’s ketchup delivers every time.

I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.

I think, as quarterback and as a football player, you always want to get better.

No one really sees pro athletes behind the scenes. They don’t know how hard they work. They don’t see how you work on the basics. They couldn’t possibly know. You wouldn’t think that someone who hits like Alex Rodriguez needs to use a tee every day. But that’s how he stayed on top of it.

They had a good game plan and they came out fast. We started slow, but we picked it up. You just have got to trust in the process and not try to do too much and things will start happening and having success your way.

Not a lot of people see that when you’re growing up. You don’t get to see that people really have to work hard to become as good as they are.

When I scramble and do those things, I try to look downfield, look for the playmakers, put it in their hands, and let them make all the big plays happen.

You want to be in the first round. That’s the dream. That’s what you see on draft night.

I’m a little quick – I can run a little bit – but I know I can’t make a lot happen. So my thinking always was, ‘Why don’t you put it in the fast guys’ hands and let them make plays.

The furthest I have even thrown the ball was 85 yards. But I had a little wind at my back, so I don’t claim that one.

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual. And yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.

I went to school like any other regular student till Class VIII, and my favourite subject was math. From Class IX, things got a little difficult to manage. I was inclined towards studies, but then I also had to give time to badminton.

It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.

I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.

And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.

Speed can’t always get you wickets.

Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.