“My goal is to be at the top of my game every night.”

“The hype that follows me doesn’t bug me. I expect more out of myself than anyone else does, that’s for sure.”

“You guys will write what you want to write, people will say what they want to say. I can’t control any of that. All I can control is how I play. I’m trying to be the best player I can be.”

“I play with heart.”

“I didn’t want to be cut, but it made me a better person and a better player.”

“If I ever have a chance to become a top-notch guy on a top team, I think that’s more valuable than anything else.”

“You can’t always be the top player, but you can always contribute. I just want to win…that’s what matters.”

“I want to be a player in this league—not just a player, but a good player.”

“I’d really like to have my own style of game and be known as Jason Spezza, not a Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky ‘clone.'”