Hockey Quotes · Page 21

Sometimes the pass is perfect, but you can't shoot the puck. Sometimes it's a bad pass and you do a good shot.

— Alexander Ovechkin

Once I got a little bit taller I forgot about that dream. But when I was a little kid I was dreaming…

— Lauri Markkanen

I mean, that's playoff hockey. You're not going to dominate every game, you're not going to score every goal.

— Brad Marchand

It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.

— Guy Lafleur

The only difference between the Coyotes and 'Days of Our Lives' is that nobody has been shot on our team yet.

— Jeremy Roenick

I like to have the puck when I have speed. You know, then I'm dangerous.

— Alexander Ovechkin

It wasn't easy to act when dressed in the heavy ice hockey uniform - it was exhausting.

— Seo In-guk

There are rough players and there are dirty players. I'm rough and dirty.

— Stan Mikita

I always wanted to be like Mark Messier and I loved Wayne Gretzky, the same as other kids. But it was also…

— Jarome Iginla

We're so used to it that we don't think twice about it. For somebody who's starting out in ice hockey it would…

— Gerad Adams

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in…

— Steve Yzerman

I'm always working out; I did ice hockey in high school, but I'm not a dance person. I mean, this was horrible,…

— Eliza Coupe

I think he knows all my tricks. Or the fact I don't have any tricks - Brendan Shanahan on trying to score…

— Ron Tugnutt

We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love…

— Wayne Gretzky

Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and…

— Gary Bettman

He was so dominant. Bobby was the greatest defenseman who ever played the game as far as I'm concerned. I believe in…

— Phil Esposito

You know, when you think about it, that’s kind of a weird thing. I mean it’s meant to be sympathetic, right? But…

— Sarah Dessen

Obviously, we were fortunate to win the hockey game, and we'll take it, because there have been some games that we haven't…

— Randy Carlyle

Is hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the…

— Brendan Shanahan

Without the support of my mom, Marlene, I would not be the person I am. She has been my main supporter throughout…

— Sean Avery

Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a…

— Ken Dryden

Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it...Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people…

— John Eldredge

That was my pride and joy - that I made it through all those years of minor hockey without losing any of…

— Tom Glavine

And you want to know why track and field is dying in this country? Kids today can watch Kobe Bryant go end-to-end…

— Mike Penner

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love…

— Matthew Perry

I would love to do another hockey movie. There are a lot of people in Hollywood looking for the right hockey script.

— D. B. Sweeney

Fifty percent of the game is mental and the other 50 percent is being mental. I've got that part down, no problem.

— Basil McRae

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good…

— Mario Lemieux

At the end of each year I make a list of my mistakes and it's pretty friggin long.

— Dean Lombardi

I hated everybody I played against, and they hated me. That's the way hockey should be played.

— Ted Lindsay

Sports are my passion and I really enjoy connecting with others who share my love of the game

— Tessa Bonhomme

How's the game changed in my 15 years in the league? Well, we used to be called hard-working players. Now we're overpaid crybabies.

— Brett Hull

In the summer, I would play street hockey every day with my cousins and my brothers. And in the winter we'd play…

— Joe Thornton

I don't just want to be a drag-flicker. I want to be become a complete hockey player.

— Sandeep Singh

We're right next to Mile High Stadium. I'm no rocket scientist, but...uh...(smile).

— Brian Skrudland

What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.

— Keith Olbermann

All time faves would be 'Smash TV,' 'NHL Hockey,' 'Grand Theft Autos,' 'NBA Lives,' 'Sonic.'

— Mike Patton

My former wife made me a millionaire. I used to have three million dollars.

— Bobby Hull

“Life would be better if the Leafs would make the playoffs. Life would be perfect if they’d win the Stanley Cup.”

— Tom Earle

I really don't think you need a letter on your jersey to be a leader on a hockey club.

— Carey Price