Quotes from P.K. Subban

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.

We have so many guys in the NHL who can lead by example and I embrace being a role model for a lot of kids.

There's a lot of kids that don't even have a chance to live a balanced lifestyle. Not have to worry about food or clothes or education, or being able to play sports.

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.

It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.

Everybody has to work on themselves, no one is perfect. No one wakes up every morning and, you know, you have to love yourself but you also have to drive yourself from within.

I'm a pretty big believer in seizing the moment.

When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.

I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.

I get fat if I eat too many carbs. It's just the way my body is, so I gotta watch the carbs.

My job is to come out and help build a championship team.

You look at the best players in the game - Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr - they didn't sit on the couch and then one day join the NHL. They worked on their game. Their talent was perseverance, dedication. Those are talents to me; that's what gets you to the NHL.

Everything I do is with a planned approach.

I know I'm black. Everyone knows I'm black. But I don't want to be defined as a black hockey player.

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.

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've always liked country music.

Always been a Cowboys fan. Started as a Deion Sanders fan and learned to love the Cowboys. My dad's a big Cowboys fan too.

This is a game that at the end of the day, it's sports entertainment. We have to perform to keep fans in the seats, and what they pay helps put food on our tables.

Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.

To me, that's how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.

I think I just want to focus on being the best player that I can be and being the best role model that I can be by just doing all the right things, not just for black kids or kids from different backgrounds, but for all kids who play the game. You want them to look at you in a positive light.

This is how I see myself, as a player that at the end of the day, whether I have a letter or not, I know that when we're in overtime or it's a deciding moment in the game my teammates are looking at me to step up. To me that's all I need to know.

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.