Quotes from Carey Price

I'm going to be a new dad and that's my priority.

I've been doing all my progression in the gym, in a very controlled scenario. It's been a confidence booster.

I'm a pretty big fella and I can handle myself.

For me, I just got to focus on my job. I just got to find ways to stop the puck and keep our guys in it until we bury the puck.

Everybody's probably had the flu before, so you kind of know it takes a couple of days to get your energy back, especially when you're playing sports.

I typically fluctuate between 220-to-225, but I feel comfortable around 218.

I love playing hockey and I want to be out there as quickly as possible.

The NHL is a fast-paced game, things happen quick when you've been out of action for a while and it takes some time to catch up.

To go out on the ice and do some real work, it's been really nice.

Sometimes I think I'm put on too high a pedestal and get thrown under the bus too much.

I think a letter is more ceremonial than anything. Personally, I think it's just a reason to go talk to the referee.

You're going to be the goat and you have to learn to accept it. When you're the hero, you're going to have to learn to deal with that too.

People would say it's very improbable that I'd make it to this point in my life. I made it here because I wasn't discouraged. I worked hard to get here, took advantage of every opportunity that I had.

I still have work to do on my timing and I won't play a game unless I'm 100 per cent.

You have to pace yourself. Obviously, it would be nice to be on top of your game the entire season, but what I've learned during my career is that timing is everything.

Having played for Team Canada on several occasions, I know it's always fun to get together with your fellow countrymen and guys you don't always get to play with on a regular basis.

I've always just tried to stick with what works, and sometimes you go through funks - not only in just hockey but in general.

I don't even go to the grocery store anymore. I hardly do anything anymore. I'm like a hobbit in a hole. I just don't do anything anymore.

For myself, mentally I just needed to take a break from the game. I took a longer break than normal. Because when you play that many games, that hard, it's a grind mentally.

In a lot of First Nations and different rural communities, kids go to school hungry.

Whatever we put on the ice, we just need to have good performance from all the players.

Be proud of your heritage, and don't be discouraged from the improbable.

Whatever organization I wound up in, I was just going to work my way up from the bottom.

I didn't really have an idea that Montreal was a possibility. They were pretty tough at the combine, I remember that. It was definitely the toughest interview that I had.