Hockey Quotes · Page 48

Wayne Gretzky's talent doesn't come from studying everything he's experienced in hockey and making long-term game plans. It comes from constantly taking…

— Kevin Maney

It's incredible, they're [the medals] beautiful and as soon as they put them around your neck, it's pretty amazing. Shannon played outstandingly…

— Jennifer Botterill

We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.

— Bryan Murray

If you're tanking to get a higher draft pick, you really shouldn't be playing hockey.

— Connor McDavid

I still have my teeth. I don't want to lose them at age 61 in some hockey game.

— Jim Flaherty

Why doesn’t the fattest man in the world become a hockey goalie?

— Steven Wright

That's another thing, we made up games. We didn't have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We…

— Mike Krzyzewski

I'm just really passionate about the game of hockey. It's all I know and I love it.

— Joe Thornton

I'm a regular hockey guy.

— Martin Brodeur

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully,…

— Thierry Henry

I actually played hockey my whole life, all the way up until ninth grade.

— Rob Gronkowski

I'm process-orientated, and people say that about the details. But I love the players. My No. 1 job is to make them…

— Mike Babcock

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

I've called all sports. I was a radio DJ, club DJ, talk show host, hockey, basketball, football; you name it, I've done…

— Mauro Ranallo

I like ice hockey. No one is ever going to ask me to write about that as a metaphor for life.

— Steven Pinker

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. When someone screams…

— Mario Lemieux

I don't order fries with my club sandwich.

— Mario Lemieux

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

— Tom Glavine

Scary is time passing and sickness and dying and regret and isolation and loneliness and relationship problems - as opposed to a…

— Charlie Kaufman

I will openly admit that I've never really followed hockey. Given my New England upbringing, I have always adhered to the Celtics,…

— Rachel Nichols

Growing up, I played hockey because I loved playing it. I didn't view myself in minor hockey as a Black hockey player,…

— Jarome Iginla

I have nothing against college hockey or junior hockey. They produce tons and tons of really great players.

— Auston Matthews

Probably not. Their depth and our play right now...it doesn't look too good.

— Daniel Alfredsson

My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but…

— Tommy Lasorda

Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys…

— Wayne Gretzky