Hockey Quotes by Pat Burns

Don't feel sorry because my life is over. Be happy that it happened.

— Pat Burns

People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.

— Pat Burns

I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.

— Pat Burns

As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'You don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.' That's the main…

— Pat Burns

If one of my players ever wants to hit me, he better do it really hard because otherwise, I'll find a rock, a stick,…

— Pat Burns

I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.

— Pat Burns

The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.

— Pat Burns

Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they…

— Pat Burns

He's as old as some trees.

— Pat Burns

They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.

— Pat Burns

An avowed homosexual, that would never be accepted in hockey - never! Because it's a milieu where everyone is often naked.

— Pat Burns

As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'you don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.'

— Pat Burns

I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right…

— Pat Burns

After referees negated a line change that led to Tampa Bay"s winning goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: After all these years in the…

— Pat Burns

Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.

— Pat Burns