Mats Sundin's Quotes

Any chance you have to sit back and be the one watching is great.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point.

I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor.

I put a lot of pressure on myself, more than anyone else.

I think people want success, you know, and I'm the captain.

I think you're a little more fragile when you're younger.

I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.

I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more.

I've been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I'm happy to let others make the big decisions.

It was hard to watch, the business side is so big in the game.

It's all trotters in Sweden, so that's what's always caught my eye.

My job is to make sure we keep performing.

Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that.

Seeing someone else perform and letting me be the critic for once... that's not a bad thing.

Since I came here I've been treated awesome, in all aspects. I really enjoy playing here.

When I was young, I would go to the races and it was an unbelievable feeling when you'd watch them race.

With the fans and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, the way I've been treated here has been awesome.

And when things are not going well in Toronto, you're going to hear about it. And you're going to say things are not good at all, where it's really not that bad.