Hockey Quotes - Page 9

• I believe Bobby Orr had the greatest impact of any player to come along in my lifetime. He earned his place in hockey history by single handedly changing the game from the style played in my day. In my mind there can be no greater legacy.

  Jean Beliveau

  Believe, Player, Impact

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• For us [hockey] is an opportunity, myself and my brothers have an opportunity to do something special.

  P. K. Subban

  Brother, Opportunity, Special

  Source: www.complex.com

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• Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Sports, Suffering, Consciousness

  FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY (1960). “NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND AND THE GRAND INQUISITOR”

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• Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.

  Hayley Wickenheiser

  Adversity, Want, Being The Best

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• You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.

  Joe Sakic

  Team, Player, Voice

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  If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and... seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.

  Joe Sakic

  Boys, Nhl, Ice

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• People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

  Steve Yzerman

  Team, Winning, Nhl

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• My dad has always said to me, "where there is a will there is a way" and this is the type of dedication hockey has taught me. Being dedicated to this sport [hockey] has been my will to play.

  P. K. Subban

  Sports, Dad, Dedication

  Source: www.automobilenews.net

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• I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.

  Angela Ruggiero

  Sports, Player, Years

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• Goaltending is a suffering position. Your equipment protects you from injury, but not from pain, every time you go out there. And if you allow a goal, the red lights go on for everyone to see. But you get to be a hero too!

  Kevin Constantine

  Pain, Hero, Light

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• The biggest challenge was the cost to play the sport, and this is a challenge that my parents faced. They relied on the community and friends and family for support, and I learned to play hockey using second hand equipment.

  P. K. Subban

  Sports, Hands, Play

  Source: www.automobilenews.net

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• Hockey is like a religion in Montreal. You're either a saint or a sinner; there's no in-between.

  Patrick Roy

  Saint, Montreal, Sinner

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• It is pretty tough for a goalie when you look at it. You're always the last line of defense. If you let a goal in, you can't go to the bench and hide between the guys or anything

  Kirk McLean

  Goal, Guy, Defense

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• Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.

  P. K. Subban

  Sports, Dad, School

  Source: www.automobilenews.net

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• There is only one way a boy can be sure to learn to play hockey - on the pond, on the creek, on a flooded lot. The foundation of hockey isn't really hockey at all. It's shinny, a wild melee of kids batting a puck around, with no rules, no organization - nothing but individual effort to grab and hold the puck.

  Lester Patrick

  Kids, Boys, Individual Effort

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• There is something about Game 7 that there's a memory there for you for sure. You want to be a coach or a manager or a player or a goaltender that gets it done, because to me, that's all part of sports. That's what you dream about when you're a little kid - scoring the winning goal.

  Mike Babcock

  Sports, Dream, Memories

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• Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Change, Spiritual

  Twitter post from Jun 14, 2016

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• I look at it as a challenge, ... I'm not going to put too much added pressure on myself. I want to play in the NHL, and after that [happens], I can worry about things beyond that.

  Sidney Crosby

  Nhl, Play, Worry

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• I am addicted to hockey now. I've seen it on TV, but to be there? I had no idea that white people were having so much fun without me.

  J. B. Smoove

  Fun, Ideas, White

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• I can't wait for the crowd, the noise, the energy in the building. I can't wait to take that all away from them.

  P. K. Subban

  Nhl, Waiting, Noise

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• As opposed to living the rich life and consuming as much as possible, people have to take a step back. Instead of buying the biggest diamond or having 18 cars, do other things. Buying the biggest thing is outdated and there is no excuse for it.

  Andrew Ference

  Nhl, Rich Life, People

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• My recruiting key - I looked for PEOPLE first, athletes second. I wanted people with a sound value system as you cannot buy values. You're only as good as your values. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people...but somehow try to pull it out.

  Herb Brooks

  Inspirational, Athlete, Greatness

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• I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn't even know it existed.

  Adam Oates

  Team, Nhl, Play

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• Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.

  Herb Brooks

  Inspirational, Goal, Challenges

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