--- title: "1 Derogatory Quotes By Ted Lindsay" description: "1 Derogatory quotes by Ted Lindsay. Plus more from Ted Lindsay and more Derogatory sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg" --- > [A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as-well-as-derogatory-remarks/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg) ## More by Ted Lindsay > [Owners never paid my salary. I always recognized that it was the people in the seats who did. I always wanted to give my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/owners-never-paid-my-salary-i-always-recognized-that-it-was-the/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/by-1946-i-knew-detroit-was-the-best-hockey-city-in-the-original-six/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/some-nights-i-was-so-good-that-i-could-have-become-an-egotist/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [Together, we’ll beat autism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/together-we-ll-beat-autism/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/but-a-funny-thing-happened-four-years-later-i-was-invited-to-play-for/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/my-penalty-for-rocking-the-boat-was-being-traded/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/with-me-serving-as-the-president-we-filed-a-3-million-lawsuit-against/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/through-the-years-i-have-so-many-wonderful-memories-of-playing-with/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [I've been slashed, speared, elbowed, board-checked, butt-ended, and hit on the head as much as anyone. I just like to keep the ledger balanced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/i-ve-been-slashed-speared-elbowed-board-checked-butt-ended-and-hit-on/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/it-s-not-just-the-child-that-has-autism-it-s-the-whole-family-that/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [I had no friends. I wasn't there to make friends. I was there to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/i-had-no-friends-i-wasn-t-there-to-make-friends-i-was-there-to-win/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/i-watch-a-lot-of-hockey-there-are-some-good-hockey-players-and-there/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [What you had at the time was a dictatorship with the team owners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/what-you-had-at-the-time-was-a-dictatorship-with-the-team-owners/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [I hated everybody I played against, and they hated me. That's the way hockey should be played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/i-hated-everybody-i-played-against-and-they-hated-me-that-s-the-way/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) > [I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/i-had-the-idea-that-i-should-beat-up-every-player-i-tangled-with-and/) [Ted Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lindsay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/derogatory/ted-lindsay/#itemlist", "name": "1 Derogatory Quotes By Ted Lindsay", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Lindsay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lindsay/a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as-well-as-derogatory-remarks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me…” — Ted Lindsay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/derogatory/ted-lindsay/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/derogatory/ted-lindsay/", "name": "Derogatory Quotes by Ted Lindsay", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/derogatory/ted-lindsay/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ted-lindsay-20307_attitude_a-series-of-rumors-about-my-attitude-as_2924625.jpg" }, "description": "1 Derogatory quotes by Ted Lindsay. 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