Quotes by Paul Coffey

“Its a great tribute to be joining such an elite group of players. I have great memories of my years in Edmonton, and the players who were my teammates. We were a tight bunch, and Im honored that my contribution to the team will be celebrated in Oilers fashion.”

“Nobodys a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. Its hard to stay on top.”

“We played pretty much from the cuff,”

“Simple philosophy: be on time, come to the rink ready to play. And we pretty much did that all the time and pretty much learned as we went.”

“A night like this wouldnt have been possible without the help of a lot of people. It takes a team to accomplish the banners that are up here in this building.”

“I was having trouble,”

“When the sweater was going up, there were a lot of things going through my mind.”

“Its impossible for me to go back and put on that hockey sweater again.”

“I had no idea it was coming,”

“Wayne was such a big part of my career here in Edmonton as well as everybodys that I think that having him in the building is just icing on the cake,”

Nobodys a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. Its hard to stay on top.

Leadership is one of sports intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, Follow me.