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" After 20 years in the game, I was fortunate to get away from the game and enjoy my family, which was great for me. "
Me
Enjoy
Family
" Any free meal is a good meal, you know? "
Meal
Know
Free
" As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics. "
Winning
Understand
Kid
" Here in Denver, we want to thank Jeremy Jacobs for the way he runs his business. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten Ray Bourque and won a Stanley Cup. "
Here
Cup
Denver
" Hockey has given me everything, most importantly it brought me to Swift Current, where I met my wife Deb. "
Everything
Wife
Most
" I always said to myself that if I thought I slipped and could not be the player that I want to be, then it was time for me to go. "
Time
Thought
Me
" I always said to myself that the minute I thought I'd slipped, and not be the player I wanted to be, it was time for me to go. "
Thought
Myself
Time
" I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice. "
You
Know
Hockey
" If you keep performing, and if you stay healthy, you keep playing. "
Keep
Healthy
You
" I'm just happy I got a hole-in-one for the first time in my life. "
My Life
Time
Life
" I'm leaving the game of hockey with nothing but great memories. "
Game
Great
Hockey
" My e-mail address is actually my wife's e-mail address. I actually hate computers. "
Hate
E-Mail
Computers
" Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes. "
People
Chance
Summer
" Once you're in the game and it's a part of your life, you never want to leave it. But you have to be committed to be able to travel and do the things you need to do to be successful in whatever role you're doing. "
You
Travel
Need
" The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best. "
Best
Playing
Competition
" The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. "
Off
Better
Hear
" The time of year I love the weather the most here is the fall, and I've never really gotten to experience the mountains and Denver in the fall because I was always playing and traveling. "
Fall
Love
Mountains
" To be honest, I don't care how it went in. "
How
Care
To Be Honest
" To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold. "
You
Win
Love
" When you think of Canada, you think of hockey and you think of Wayne Gretzky. "
Wayne
You
Canada
" When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky. "
Hockey
You
Wayne
" You can't play hockey with a bald spot, so I'm hanging up the skates. "
Up
Bald
Hanging
" You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I've been the one skating. "
Knowing
Know
My Life
" You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations. "
Coaching
Voice
Team
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