--- title: "1 Pass Shoot Quotes By Gordie Howe" description: "1 Pass Shoot quotes by Gordie Howe. Plus more from Gordie Howe and more Pass Shoot sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb2/gordie-howe-18126_career_i-m-aware-that-not-everyone-approved-of_1106917.jpg" --- > [I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. Early in my career, I decided that it was worth it to do whatever was necessary to earn the extra split…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-m-aware-that-not-everyone-approved-of-how-i-played-but-i-don-t/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb2/gordie-howe-18126_career_i-m-aware-that-not-everyone-approved-of_1106917.jpg) ## More by Gordie Howe > [My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/my-philosophy-is-never-start-talking-about-if-and-but-or-the-past/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [The first time I met Wayne Gretzky... he never said anything back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/the-first-time-i-met-wayne-gretzky-he-never-said-anything-back/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [I don't want to retire, because you stay retired for an awfully long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-don-t-want-to-retire-because-you-stay-retired-for-an-awfully-long/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [If you make it anywhere in life, you owe that success to the people along the way who stuck up for you, or made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/if-you-make-it-anywhere-in-life-you-owe-that-success-to-the-people/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [I like to think that I'm a family man first and a professional athlete second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-like-to-think-that-i-m-a-family-man-first-and-a-professional/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [The kid looks good in his first game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/the-kid-looks-good-in-his-first-game/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [People say I'm henpecked. Well, let them say it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/people-say-i-m-henpecked-well-let-them-say-it/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [Growing up, I probably raised a bit more hell than I should have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/growing-up-i-probably-raised-a-bit-more-hell-than-i-should-have/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-always-tell-kids-you-have-two-eyes-and-one-mouth-keep-two-open-and/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. Early in my career, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-m-aware-that-not-everyone-approved-of-how-i-played-but-i-don-t/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [Growing up during the Depression, we didn't have much, but we had each other, we had our friends, and that was pretty much all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/growing-up-during-the-depression-we-didn-t-have-much-but-we-had-each/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [Everybody whose anybody in hockey has played in Hershey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/everybody-whose-anybody-in-hockey-has-played-in-hershey/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/american-professional-athletes-are-bilingual-they-speak-english-and/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [It doesn't matter whether I'm in an NHL arena, at a local rink, or on a sheet of ice in the middle of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/it-doesn-t-matter-whether-i-m-in-an-nhl-arena-at-a-local-rink-or-on-a/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) > [I might have some quibbles with the way the game is played today, but at its core, I know that hockey will always be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/i-might-have-some-quibbles-with-the-way-the-game-is-played-today-but/) [Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pass-shoot/gordie-howe/#itemlist", "name": "1 Pass Shoot Quotes By Gordie Howe", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm aware that not everyone approved of how I played, but I don't think any apologies are in order. 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