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title: "2 Team Canada Quotes By Joe Thornton"
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> [I've been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be a huge thrill for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-ve-been-with-team-canada-for-a-lot-of-world-cups-and-world/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/joe-thornton-5006_adventure_i-ve-been-with-team-canada-for-a-lot-of_1638224.png)

> [I put more pressure on me than anyone else in Boston or on Team Canada.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-put-more-pressure-on-me-than-anyone-else-in-boston-or-on-team-canada/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/joe-thornton-5006_boston_i-put-more-pressure-on-me-than-anyone-el_3189994.png)

## More by Joe Thornton

> [Obviously, when you don't win, things have to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/obviously-when-you-don-t-win-things-have-to-change/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [You need somebody to be firm with you and hard on you and watch you progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/you-need-somebody-to-be-firm-with-you-and-hard-on-you-and-watch-you/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [As I get older, I think I'm going to continue to be a better player and a better captain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/as-i-get-older-i-think-i-m-going-to-continue-to-be-a-better-player/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [Growing up, I wanted to play with the bigger kids, so having two brothers, you had to stick your nose in there and try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/growing-up-i-wanted-to-play-with-the-bigger-kids-so-having-two/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I really do enjoy coming to the rink and working hard, putting the time in as you need when you get older. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-really-do-enjoy-coming-to-the-rink-and-working-hard-putting-the/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I hate when people litter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-hate-when-people-litter/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [Every day, just enjoy it. It goes by so fast. But put the work in and you'll be rewarded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/every-day-just-enjoy-it-it-goes-by-so-fast-but-put-the-work-in-and/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [Being in hockey shape is totally different than any other kind of fitness. You can run and bike and work out all summer and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/being-in-hockey-shape-is-totally-different-than-any-other-kind-of/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I want to be captain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-want-to-be-captain/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I know I'm a great player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-know-i-m-a-great-player/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [Leadership comes a little bit easier with age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/leadership-comes-a-little-bit-easier-with-age/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [To have the luxury of passing to two goal-scorers is something I enjoy. You look forward to coming to the rink because you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/to-have-the-luxury-of-passing-to-two-goal-scorers-is-something-i/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I don't know how many years I can play, but I want to retire as a Shark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-don-t-know-how-many-years-i-can-play-but-i-want-to-retire-as-a-shark/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [I have a big frame to fend off some defenders and buy some time as I wait for guys to get open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/i-have-a-big-frame-to-fend-off-some-defenders-and-buy-some-time-as-i/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

> [Every line expects to do big things when they're on the ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-thornton/every-line-expects-to-do-big-things-when-they-re-on-the-ice/)

[Joe Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-thornton/)

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