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Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn't expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers.

I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

The big upside to being captain is it's a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student.

In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

For sure I would be a very emotional captain. A very hands-on captain.

When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along.