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> [I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn't even know it existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-grew-up-trying-to-play-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs-not-team-canada/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

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## More by Adam Oates

> [I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-was-19-years-old-pumping-gas-and-going-nowhere-i-was-kind-of-a-high/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-can-t-be-a-hypocrite-as-a-coach-because-as-a-player-that-s-what-i/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [I was a punk. I think that's why I'm such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-was-a-punk-i-think-that-s-why-i-m-such-a-good-person-now-because-i/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/assistant-coaches-become-a-little-bit-more-buddies-to-the-players/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/growing-up-as-a-kid-my-father-was-british-and-a-soccer-player-his/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/you-eat-and-sleep-it-all-day-long-and-play-on-the-streets-until-mom/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [Even the superstars need to be coached once in awhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/even-the-superstars-need-to-be-coached-once-in-awhile/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn't even know it existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-grew-up-trying-to-play-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs-not-team-canada/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

> [I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-oates/i-went-to-the-hall-of-fame-with-my-dad-i-can-t-say-i-really-remember/)

[Adam Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-oates/)

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