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Martin Brodeur

Profession : Hockey Player

Birth : May 6, 1972

Coming from Montreal, Patrick Roy was the guy that everybody looked up to. He was consistent and successful early in his career; he won the Stanley Cup when he was really young and he played with a great organization. For me it was also a French thing, like one of us had made it that big in the NHL, and you tried to follow in his footsteps.

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I try to eat a lot of carbs, especially the day of the game, because it fills you up. I have my breakfast and I have a huge lunch before I play. For me it's always having pasta and chicken to get some protein in me, so I don't play on an empty stomach at night. The day before a game it's high protein, mostly, with fish or steak, but nothing crazy.

Martin Brodeur

I wasn't ready to get drafted in the first round.

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It's a big step to be drafted. Ultimately, it's everybody's dream. That's where you start thinking about making the team, maybe about winning the Stanley Cup.

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I wanted to be consistent in my career and not have an off year. I wanted to play well and be on top of things.

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When you play hockey, it's a team game, and when I win, everyone around me is happy. I was able to make my teammates, the organization, my fans, happy 691 times during the regular season.

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In New Jersey, we won in '95, but after that for four years we never had a sniff at it. The next thing you know we went on a run of three Stanley Cup Finals in four years in 2000, 2001 and 2003.

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Well, as a player you try to learn how to win, and when you get exposed to success there's also disappointment that comes along the way. So it becomes about how you deal with the ups and downs.

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My dad took a lot of pride in what he did for a living.

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I hate not playing. That's the bottom line.

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For some reason, people think goalies need their rest.

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I'm just a hockey player. I want to play every day.

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People should realize my job is not as tough as a forward playing 80 games and getting hit every day.

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I've tried so far to learn as much as possible. I think I've got a good grasp of what a hockey GM needs to do.

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There's so much of a rivalry there, the Devils and Rangers.

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It's amazing what the power of sport does for children and communities.

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I was fortunate to have talent, play on a good team and make the NHL.

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Winning is what I need, and winning is what the team needs.

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Playing for Canada changed my career.

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Competition, for me, is healthy.

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