Growing up close to Detroit, my brother is a huge Red Wing fan, my dad was a huge Gordie fan. — Joe Thornton Copy Share Image
I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to… — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours. — Herb Brooks Copy Share Image
Canada is a country where the serious writers are hockey fans and readers of comic books. They don't play chess. — Louis Dudek Copy Share Image
I'm so busy right now, it's the beginning of the hockey season for my kids. — Curtis Joseph Copy Share Image
I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest… — Max Aaron Copy Share Image
Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school… — P. K. Subban Copy Share Image
I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town,… — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
Whether the guys are nervous or just had mental breakdowns, it happens. The game is a game of mistakes. And how you… — Chris Pronger Copy Share Image
You win with people, not with talent. So the quality of the people is very important in building your team. I always… — Herb Brooks Copy Share Image
Goalies often react quickly to shots with no regard for what might happen to their body because we are trained to stop… — Martin Brodeur Copy Share Image
There are certain things about my game I don't want to change, but I think it's about time that I realized I… — Rick Tocchet Copy Share Image
“Forty minutes later, my hatred for field hockey was in full bloom, courtesy of Nikki. Whoever thought it was a good idea… — K.R. Conway Copy Share Image
L.A. will never be a hockey town. I'm a huge hockey fan, and people out here do not appreciate hockey as much… — Jean-Luc Bilodeau Copy Share Image
My life was going to school, having a snack and going outside to play hockey until dinner time. I would then do… — Martin Brodeur Copy Share Image
The best players in the game want the responsibility of being the best player. The reality is the game has changed from… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Being able to get a big body to change direction, I think that's huge. I don't think a lot of tight ends… — Travis Kelce Copy Share Image
Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty… — Jamsetji Tata Copy Share Image
My sports were team sports: ice hockey and baseball. The whole team dynamic is similar in business. Leadership is earned - the… — James McNerney Copy Share Image
Everything went well, we had a good first period. We wanted to win, and we did. We have a big game in… — Marie-Philip Poulin Copy Share Image
The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no… — Gary Ackerman Copy Share Image
I think we've bounced back and really been resilient. Even after a bad period, we take over and we seem like we're… — Mike Fisher Copy Share Image
Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes. — Pat Burns Copy Share Image
I could not hear what they say about me, my 2 Stanley Cup rings were stuffed in my ears. — Patrick Roy Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about hockey when I came to Chicago and then became the biggest fan - went to every playoff game. — Christian Madsen Copy Share Image
I was super sporty in high school. I played tennis, field hockey, and lacrosse. — Devon Windsor Copy Share Image
Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have… — Mike Weir Copy Share Image
My focus was always first and foremost to stop the puck. I never let the other players on the other team get… — Andy Moog Copy Share Image
I can't wait for the crowd, the noise, the energy in the building. I can't wait to take that all away from… — P. K. Subban Copy Share Image
Being a ballet dancer isn't cool. Football, boxing, hockey... they're cool. And you make more money. — Sergei Polunin Copy Share Image
“This is the only job I ever wanted and this is the only place I ever wanted to be!” — Rick Jeanneret Copy Share Image
Halifax is a big hockey city. Everyone loves the game here and really enjoys anyone who has had success. — Brad Marchand Copy Share Image
I can't control what people say or anything like that. I have to focus on what I can control and that's what… — Patrick Marleau Copy Share Image
I focus on the dumbness of Hagelin... He played a hell of a game but that's all washed off from dumbness. — John Tortorella Copy Share Image
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I have always been interested in finding new ways to play and have looked at handball keepers and ice hockey goal-minders. It… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I was a multi-millionaire from playing hockey. Then I got divorced, and now I'm a millionaire. — Bobby Hull Copy Share Image
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