I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum - I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part.
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That's what I want to do, find ways to score.
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You've got to work hard, got to outwork the other guy and got to outwork the other team. Sometimes outsmart them every now and then, but it all starts with the work.
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You look at all the elite players around the League, the guys that are responsible defensively, the guys that can score at will, they kind of do it all.
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It's insane to really think about, someone is going to pay me $100 million to do what I would do anyway on a regular day; it's insane.
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It's important that the Oilers are contributing to the community.
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I've always said I want to score more.
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I think the best players in the world make the players around them better. And I'm always trying to do that.