I would say it is important to have a good education, as hockey is a career that does not last many years,… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
Rocket had that mean look on, every game we played. He was 100 percent hockey. He could hate with the best of them. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I might have some quibbles with the way the game is played today, but at its core, I know that hockey will… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. Early in my… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
If Colleen Howe had been a hockey player, she would have been a centremen. I can see her as a centreman because… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
If I learned one thing by playing professional hockey for thirty-two years, it's that you have to love what you do. And… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I still believe it is important that children have a chance to play other sports because they all offer learning experiences. Soccer… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
Overall I can fairly safely say Bobby Orr impressed me more than anybody with his tremendous talents. In Bobby's first N.H.L. game… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative. — Gordie Howe Copy Share
If you make it anywhere in life, you owe that success to the people along the way who stuck up for you, or made… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
I like to think that I'm a family man first and a professional athlete second. — Gordie Howe Copy Share
I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. Early in my career, I… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
Growing up during the Depression, we didn't have much, but we had each other, we had our friends, and that was pretty much all… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. — Gordie Howe Copy Share
It doesn't matter whether I'm in an NHL arena, at a local rink, or on a sheet of ice in the middle of a… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
I might have some quibbles with the way the game is played today, but at its core, I know that hockey will always be… — Gordie Howe Copy Share
