Nhl Quotes - Page 7

• Orr is the greatest young hockey player that's come along since I've been here.

  Bobby Hull

  Hockey, Player, Young

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• So here I am running at guys who aren't taller than 5-foot-8, and I'm the one who tears up his knee.

  Chris Chelios

  Running, Hockey, Here I Am

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• It seems like yesterday I was up there watching my first NHL game, and I was skating on the ice this time. It brings back memories, but at the same time it's something I'll remember forever.

  Sidney Crosby

  Memories, Ice, Games

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• I'm 100 percent sure this is it. I know that I'll never play in the NHL again. It's not a hard decision. I think the hardest thing is you get a little emotional talking about your family. I couldn't have played any longer than I did and I accomplished what I wanted to.

  Chris Chelios

  Emotional, Thinking, Talking

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• I've been fortunate. I've had no residual effects whatsoever. I got out just in time.

  Pat LaFontaine

  Concussions, Residual, Effects

  Sport Illustrated Interview, www.si.com. November 29, 2004.

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• We can no longer ignore the stupidity of the hits that are still happening today despite the fact that the players know the concussion aspect is such a big part of the game and sports in general.

  Jeremy Roenick

  Sports, Player, Games

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• You know what? I did! I impressed myself just making it.

  Brett Hull

  Hockey, Knows, Impressed

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• The first thing I noticed about him was that he was born the same year I was drafted. ... That's a pretty scary thought.

  Al MacInnis

  Hockey, Years, Scary

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• Maybe there wasn't much hot water in the showers. I'm not sure.

  Scott Stevens

  Hockey, Water, Hot

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• Over the years, Steve has come to understand I need the clicker. He says it's my security blanket.

  Brendan Shanahan

  Hockey, Years, Needs

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• Wrapping Christmas presents is tough. Even peeling a Mandarin orange is tough. I have to get my kids to help me.

  Brendan Morrison

  Kids, Hockey, Orange

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• We're trying to work on Sami to get through that and shoot the puck. MacInnis shot the puck all the time. If there was a fool who wanted to stand in front and break an ankle, tough luck.

  Alain Vigneault

  Hockey, Luck, Trying

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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

  Hockey, Rich Life, People

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• Girls, where are you? I can't find you.

  Alexander Ovechkin

  Girl, Hockey, I Can

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• I was 13 or 14 and I met Donald Trump at a bar mitzvah of a good friend of ours, who's friends with him. He had his girlfriend at the time with him, that Melania with him. He said, 'Hey guys, if you work hard and be successful, you'll get one of these.' I'll never forget that. And now he's married to her.

  Jason Spezza

  Girlfriend, Hard Work, Successful

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• Matt Cooke may be the worst fighter in the history of the National Hockey League.

  Dave Nonis

  Hockey, League, May

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• It didn't feel like it was anything too major, but if you had to look at one hit that would be it.

  Sidney Crosby

  Would Be, Looks, Concussions

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• It was the kind of light blow that is exchanged without notice or consequence hundreds of times in a game.

  Ken Dryden

  Blow, Light, Games

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• Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.

  Mario Lemieux

  Sports, Growing Up, Hockey

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• He's one of those guys whose English gets worse every year. But as long as it doesn't affect his play, we're all right.

  Wade Belak

  Hockey, Years, Play

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• If I'd known it was going to take 25 years, I'd have started earlier.

  Ken Hitchcock

  Hockey, Years, Known

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• We're going to be the best in the league at something. We're deep in anthem singers.

  Barry Trotz

  Hockey, League, Singers

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• He ran over a few people, nothing major. Mess runs over people. Sometimes, people don't get up. That's life.

  Grant Fuhr

  Running, Hockey, People

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• Usually, I'm on the bus by now, having a beer and waiting for everyone else. This is cutting into my beer time.

  Craig Berube

  Beer, Cutting, Hockey

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• Every boo on the road is a cheer.

  Scotty Bowman

  Cheer, Hockey

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