Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by P.K. Subban
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian athlete P.K. Subban.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
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'm very privileged to have great parents, caring parents, parents that dedicate a lot of their time and energy to their children, and we're very thankful for that.
I'm a competitive guy, and when it's time to be competitive, I'm all in.
I've come to Boston many times, my family has come here, and it's been great.
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.
Our law enforcement, these are people that leave their houses and may not come back home at the end of the night.
The NHL's got tons of players from different backgrounds from different places around the world. That's what makes this league so special and that's what makes sports so special; it brings everybody together.
I've always liked country music.
My mentality is I've never been the guy that always has to be the center of attention or has to be the front guy. I have no problem doing my job and somebody else getting the credit, or the attention being on somebody else.
My jersey might change, but what I support will always stay the same.
I don't think your focus as a hockey player or athlete can be anywhere else but how you want to impact the team on the ice or on the field or court.
To win the Stanley Cup is such a process and it takes everybody on board.
I want a Stanley Cup.
Nobody is in their right to tell anybody how to spend their free time. If you like to spend it with your family or your kids, fantastic. If you want to spend it with your girlfriend, great. If you want to spend it doing charitable work, great. If you want to spend it through endorsements and marketing stuff, great.
I think it's important to build people up and to make people feel good.
Just like any other brothers that have ever played with each other or played against each other, it's a pretty special moment when you do it.
It was a dream come true for me to play with the Montreal Canadiens, and the sad thing is that my promise to the city of bringing a Stanley Cup back and wanting to win one, I won't be able to fulfill that promise.
It's not a conscious thing for me. But whenever I have the opportunity to bring it, I want to give more than the guy before me. Hockey. Off-ice stuff. Just life in general.
I have no control over what the fans do or what the media say. I just do what I can - go out there and play hockey and have a smile on my face when I do it, just try to have a little bit of fun.
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.
It's not good enough just to hold your head high because you're one of the highest-paid players in the NHL. It's not good enough to be one of the most popular guys in the NHL or to have a social media following. What are you trying to accomplish?
In this world, there are bad people and there are good people. We can either choose to celebrate the bad ones all the time, or we can celebrate the good ones.
Coming into a new dressing room is exciting.
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.
I think that there's more jealousy in sports than racism, really. I think racism exists in the works, but when I faced racism in hockey, a lot of times from jealousy, because when I was young, I was always one of the better players. And I think a lot of people were threatened by that.
It's something I am very passionate about, designing clothes and being creative and fashion-forward.
I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player in the league.
Playing in Montreal for six years, being drafted in 2007, a lot of great moments in that organization. The positive moments outweigh the negative moments.
The simplest, most impactful question that you can ask an athlete, or ask anyone, is 'What do you want to accomplish? What's your goal?'
To me, that's how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.
I have a production company, I have a marketing company, I have different things that I have going on and different interests and there's nothing wrong with having different interests as long as you prioritize the things that you need to do first. And I do.
The feeling being back in Montreal, it will never change. Montreal's going to be home because of the relationships that I've built here.
Hockey's filled with great people, and it's a great sport, and I encourage a lot of people to play it because of the relationships that you make in hockey.
When you go into a new city, or any city that you play for, the community is a big part of every organization.
No one remembers the guy who goes out and does an adequate job.
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.
I've always been one to want to represent my country. I've done it on a few occasions and I've had tremendous success.
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.
That's the fun part about your playing career is that everyone knows your first and foremost responsibility, and that's playing hockey, but whenever you can mix in some other things have fun with it, that's great, too.
Adding a player like Jack Hughes, a lot of teams in the NHL would dream of that talent.
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.
I'm a pretty big believer in seizing the moment.
You only have one shot at most things, so why not give it everything you've got, right?
Your butt and back are two of the strongest parts of your body.
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've been playing hockey since I was two-and-a-half, three years old.
I love Montreal. I've always loved the city. And when it really comes down to it I never envisioned myself playing for any other team other than the Montreal Canadiens.
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.
The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.
I don't ever judge somebody by what comes out of their mouth 'cause I don't know what they're thinking. Sometimes people might just say things just to see how you react about it. People might say things to you just to try to throw you off your game. Doesn't necessarily mean they're a racist.
I've never been short of putting high expectations on myself; I've never been short of saying I want to win a Stanley Cup.
I think it's important for athletes to set a tone in a way that we're looking to build bridges.
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.
I operate from a place of like water on a duck's back. When things are thrown at me or said to me that aren't worth my time, they don't register with me. Like it just rolls off my back.
Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.
I eat a lot of protein - steak in the morning, steak in the afternoon, fish, chicken.
Listen, I always choose to see the good in people. And everybody's different, everybody chooses to handle things differently.
I just speak my mind, I speak the truth.
There's a time and a place when it needs to be all about hockey. I don't think that's 24 hours a day, seven days a week. How you choose to spend that time when it's not all about hockey is completely up to you.
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