Scott Stevens
Scott Stevens
Ronald Scott Stevensis a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, and current assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild. Stevens played 22 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils. Although offensively capable, Stevens was largely known for his defensive play and his heavy body checking on opponents...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth1 April 1964
CityKitchener, Canada
easier emotional front hopefully people playing speak stand
It's a lot easier playing in front of 18,000 people than it is to stand up and speak in front of them. Hopefully I won't get too emotional or too upset.
change close envisioned instinct lifestyle running suppress
As much as you want to suppress it, that competitive instinct doesn't go away. I didn't think it would come back the way it has. I'm running close to the same times I was when I was in university. I never envisioned that when I started, it was more of a lifestyle change that I wanted to make.
hockey nhl water
Maybe there wasn't much hot water in the showers. I'm not sure.
thinking riot jokes
I love telling myself jokes. I think I'm a riot.
recovery illustration long
We're all looking at the people around us, the people who have gone before us who have succeeded in recovery and have long-term sobriety and they are an illustration for us of how good it can be.
hockey player games
What kind of respect do I get? ... Just because I'm a physical player, it's O.K. to come at me and do what you want? Hey, it's a hockey game. It's not figure skating. You know what? I can take a hit and I can give a hit. I don't care who it is. No one gets a free ride out there. I don't get a free ride, and no one gets a free ride from me.
devils
The Devils always find a way to win, ... That will continue.
felt ice time
This is more than I ever expected. I think this is the first time I ever felt intimidated on this ice surface.
career game mental parts playing point tremendous
I think the game is more mental than physical. You have to be in tremendous shape, but you have to want to do it in your head. At this point in my career I didn't think I could put the mental parts there every day, and that's a big part of playing this game.
care home hours miss necessary research until
I'm going to miss that broadcast, but I'm not going to miss not getting home until 11 p.m., ... I just don't have the hours of the day to take care of my research and getting those (broadcasts) out and devoting the necessary research to the station.
feeling high list nice percent
It's nice to go out feeling 100 percent and being healthy, but that wasn't high on my list of why I'm retiring,
fired fishing gets nice people ready spring thinking
It's nice to have a show that's in your backyard. It gets people to thinking about boating in the spring and gets them all fired up and ready to go fishing again.
bit dragged feet
I like my privacy. I have to say I've dragged my feet a bit on this.
believe hard russians
I believe they have the technology, as do the Russians and the Americans. As for who actually did it, that's a hard call.