Quotes from Joe Thornton

I think playing a long time with somebody, we know each other's tendency in our sleep.

For a passer that's probably the key, having the Jonathan Cheechoos, the Glen Murrays, the Joe Pavelskis, the Patty Marleaus, the list goes on and on and on the guys that I've played with over the years who put the puck in the back of the net.

When you see pictures of Gordie even at 50, you could see he was just a powerful man. You see Patty Marleau and he's built too. He's very durable because he's so strong, very flexible, but ultimately he puts in the work during the offseason. He doesn't take a day off and he's always trying to get better. He never takes a second off.

I have a big frame to fend off some defenders and buy some time as I wait for guys to get open.

Growing up close to Detroit, my brother is a huge Red Wing fan, my dad was a huge Gordie fan.

I hate slow drivers and slow golfers.

I guess I don't think sometimes, and sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes that's a bad thing.

In the summer, I would play street hockey every day with my cousins and my brothers. And in the winter we'd play on the backyard rink.

I know I'm a great player.

Being in hockey shape is totally different than any other kind of fitness. You can run and bike and work out all summer and then go on the ice for one shift and you're dead.

I've been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be a huge thrill for me.

The shootout after overtime is a great idea, so nobody goes home with a tie.

With a team that's tight, that's close, we enjoy playing for each other. And it's going to find success.

Without the red line, I think it's going to be a lot more exciting game, and I think you're going to get more scoring chances.

I hate when people litter.

I'm a quick healer.

I'm trying to help out with the power play and work hard every night. I'm not the miracle worker.

I really do enjoy coming to the rink and working hard, putting the time in as you need when you get older. But the ultimate thing is you want to win the Stanley Cup.

Hockey is definitely a huge sport in Boston.

I've been playing hockey games since the Sega Genesis way back when.

I'm just really passionate about the game of hockey. It's all I know and I love it.

I've been a hockey fan since '84, probably.

I wake up every morning and say, 'I get to go play hockey.' It really is that cool for me.

Obviously, being a hockey fan, I always bought all of the hockey games, so that makes this 'NHL 2K7' cover even more special to me.