Really the team often will take on the personality of its coach. Mark Messier coachpersonalityteam Change image and share on social
Well, my transition into being a captain was easy. Mark Messier captaineasytransition Change image and share on social
If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New York because it had been so long in New York since we had won. Obviously, being the first time to ever win the cup in Edmonton, they were fairly similar in that regard. Mark Messier comparecupedmonton share on social
I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times. Mark Messier celebratecometime Change image and share on social
When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along. Mark Messier captainfeeltrade Change image and share on social
I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning. Mark Messier bringconceptfocus Change image and share on social
Obviously every one of them was special to that particular team, all the people that were involved with it. Mark Messier involvepeoplespecial Change image and share on social
Like I said, a 30-year-old hockey player, even when I came to New York when I was 30, I was on the downside of my career, pretty much the end of my career. Mark Messier careerdownsideend Change image and share on social
Coaching really is an individual philosophy. Mark Messier coachindividualphilosophy Change image and share on social
There was a time there in the mid '80s to the '90s there that we played six finals, three Canada Cups, we were playing hockey almost 10 months a year for a long time there. Mark Messier 80s90scanada Change image and share on social
