Quotes from Patrick Kane

I want to be someone who can be a role model to kids - and to everyone, for that matter.

It's kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you.

A lot of the players that I play with who are Canadian, they call me Patty. Before then, I never heard it. I didn't mind Patty.

I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.

I love to score goals, and I love to plan my celebrations.

There are great fans in Chicago. I think you'd rather have them recognize than not recognize you.

It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.

I think for me, personally, I'm a guy who has watched ESPN ever since I've been growing up. You turn it on, and it's one of the first stories - the Blackhawks and hockey, which you don't really see on that station. That's cool to see.

Especially in the day and age now with social media and cameraphones and things like that, you always have to act like you're being watched.

For PSP, we play the 'SOCOM' game as a team on the plane, and it's pretty cool because you can connect to everyone.

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

It's good when you're getting points - you're obviously feeling confident.

People might not view me as competitive as I really am.

It's pretty funny, just driving by in a cab, and you see a huge billboard of yourself on the side of a hotel, like a 100-by-100 poster hanging up.

I did charity events with the Cup all the time.

Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.

I'll always welcome some extra shifts and some extra ice time, and it's my job to be as prepared as possible to play those minutes.

I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.

I think you try to improve every season and every game and be prepared about certain defensemen you're playing against, certain ways to find open ice.

Obviously, you want to help the team win in any way possible. If that's scoring goals, great.

I love scoring for the fans, for the team, for myself. That's not to say that I won't pass if I see a teammate in a better scoring position. But I like to score.

I love to play the game, love to be around the rink, and love to joke around with my teammates and have some fun.

I try to pride myself on being involved with the fans and taking pictures when they're asked for because I know I was that little kid one day that really looked up to stars like myself, and I try to give them that on my behalf.

I'm not out there to be blocking shots or fighting guys. I'm out there to produce offensively.