Paul Coffey

I have great memories of my years in Edmonton and the players who were my teammates.

Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'

That feeling in the dressing room after you win - nothing comes close to that. You can't get that in any other career. Maybe in the stock market back in the '80s when people were making tons of money, maybe they felt something similar. Maybe. But look at the market now. Nothing gives you that emotion like sports. Nothing. Am I wrong?

People ask me all the time now, what's the most memorable moment of your career? It's always the championships. The first goal, the 50th - it doesn't matter. It's always the championships.

I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, but I had the seven best years of my career in this city and having an attachment here 20-some odd years later is pretty special to me.

You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.

I don't think longevity gets enough credit when you're talking about a player.

I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.

There are certain guys that think they know hockey because they follow it on the Internet.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.