Hockey Quotes · Page 23

Women are playing [hockey] because they love it, not because they’re trying to be a woman in a man’s game.

— Cammi Granato

Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.

— Brett Hull

On rookie Alex Selivanov, Yes the guy can score you 40 goals. Yes I love it. What I don't want is him causing 60.

— Terry Crisp

I adore Twitter to the end of time. It is a wonderful thing, mainly for professional hockey coverage.

— Luke Harper

There are two types of forwards. Scorers and bangers. Scorers score and bangers bang.

— Ken Dryden

“Tragedy, after all, is the invisible hand that spawns reflection, and reflection bears its fruit in the deepening of one's character.”

— Richard Harris

I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating…

— Patrick Chan

I know I'm black. Everyone knows I'm black. But I don't want to be defined as a black hockey player.

— P.K. Subban

I love both sports, but the deciding factor was, being a left-handed pitcher, I had a huge advantage in baseball because of…

— Tom Glavine

I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the…

— Claudio Reyna

I would compare that to when I first started with the Montreal Canadiens; it was a big family then, where the guys…

— Guy Lafleur

There's no reason why a player is done at 33, 34. They train better, they eat better, they drink better. This isn't…

— Bobby Clarke

The biggest challenge was the cost to play the sport, and this is a challenge that my parents faced. They relied on…

— P. K. Subban

It's lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the…

— John Tavares

When I was shooting Drive Me Crazy, I wanted to go out with the rest of the cast and stay up late…

— Melissa Joan Hart

I think as women on the national team, you start your hockey career and you also are starting to plan what you're…

— Hayley Wickenheiser

As a group I thought we played connected. I feel like we had a lot of great shots, some great opportunities, and…

— Jennifer Botterill

I always wanted to play professional hockey. Every hockey player's dream, no matter at what level or what age, is to play…

— Ed Belfour

Game in, game out, year in, year out, just a kid cruising the ice looking to cause trouble - a wicked wristshot…

— Ken Dryden

Growing up, I was always the only black kid on my team and (sometimes) I'd get questions from my friends when I'd…

— Jarome Iginla

“The morning skate was a game-day ritual dating back to the seventies, introduced in North America by the Russians, and used as…

— Shawna Richer

My dream was to become a big player in Europe. But most of the stars there are either from Europe or places…

— Alphonso Davies

“For almost a generation, psychologists around the world have been engaged in a spirited debate over a question that most of us…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Like cricket has their 'A' team that plays against other international 'A' teams and get exposure. Hockey should also have a similar…

— Sandeep Singh

Obviously, being a hockey fan, I always bought all of the hockey games, so that makes this 'NHL 2K7' cover even more…

— Joe Thornton

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

— Joe Thornton

We're not only hockey players. A lot of guys have families and girlfriends. You can't just think about hockey 24-7.

— Mike Comrie

My brother Dash hit me on the head with five textbooks in a gym bag.

— Tie Domi

In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating…

— Patrick Chan

“ESPN, is having the ability to foretell future outcomes in sports.”

— Anthony Liccione

I told (Anze) Kopitar 'You aren't touching the puck enough. I don't like your breakout.' I think Kopitar can make magic with…

— Marcel Dionne

People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.

— Allan Fromme

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

— Ted Lindsay

I don't know anything about hockey. They don't have hockey in the Dominican.

— Manny Ramirez

I'm the biggest Blackhawks fan ever. I've been going to games since I was 6 years old.

— Al Jourgensen

“You make me want to suck a bruise on you just to kiss it better. --Luc to Jane--”

— Rachel Gibson

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

— Andy Roddick

He's the kind of guy who will stab you in the back right to your face.

— Brett Hull

In a weird way, [hockey] is like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one.

— Michael Vartan

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

— Rob Gronkowski