Mats Sundin Quotes

Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point.

My job is to make sure we keep performing.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

And I`m, whether I want it or not, a front figure for the team, a guy that talks about how the team is doing and represents the team.

It`s all trotters in Sweden, so that`s what`s always caught my eye.

I put a lot of pressure on myself, more than anyone else.

I`m sure once my career`s over, when I look back when I`m older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more.

Hopefully I still have a few more good years in me, but it was a great ceremony and it`s something I`ll remember the rest of my life.

Since I came here I`ve been treated awesome, in all aspects. I really enjoy playing here.

Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can`t control that.

With the fans and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, the way I`ve been treated here has been awesome.

I think people want success, you know, and I`m the captain.

You can see all kinds of matchups within those teams, but I think it`s going to come down to who plays best as a team and is patient.

It was hard to watch, the business side is so big in the game.

I think you`re a little more fragile when you`re younger.

And when things are not going well in Toronto, you`re going to hear about it. And you`re going to say things are not good at all, where it`s really not that bad.

Any chance you have to sit back and be the one watching is great.

I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor.

I`m 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.

Seeing someone else perform and letting me be the critic for once... that`s not a bad thing.

When I was young, I would go to the races and it was an unbelievable feeling when you`d watch them race.

Honesty is the biggest thing I admire, respect, and look for. And it`s something that`s kind of disappearing in some people nowadays.

I`ve been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I`m happy to let others make the big decisions.

Now, it`s a little more my respnsibility to answer for what`s going on with the team and explain why we`re doing well and why we`re not doing well.

There are more short-term goals right now the way I see it, that I feel are more important right now than maybe the 1,000 points.