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 baseball stadium: when I'm around the game, I feel at home. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and the rink is going full-bore the last time I was there. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I don't want to retire, because you stay retired for an awfully long time. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
If you make it anywhere in life, you owe that success to the people along the way who stuck up for you, or made… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
I like to think that I'm a family man first and a professional athlete second. — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
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… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
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… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
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… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
