Traded Quotes by Ted Lindsay

Owners never paid my salary. I always recognized that it was the people in the seats who did. I always wanted to give my…

— Ted Lindsay

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

— Ted Lindsay

Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.

— Ted Lindsay

Together, we’ll beat autism.

— Ted Lindsay

But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.

— Ted Lindsay

My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.

— Ted Lindsay

With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased…

— Ted Lindsay

Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into…

— Ted Lindsay

I've been slashed, speared, elbowed, board-checked, butt-ended, and hit on the head as much as anyone. I just like to keep the ledger balanced.

— Ted Lindsay

It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing,

— Ted Lindsay

I had no friends. I wasn't there to make friends. I was there to win.

— Ted Lindsay

I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.

— Ted Lindsay

What you had at the time was a dictatorship with the team owners.

— Ted Lindsay

I hated everybody I played against, and they hated me. That's the way hockey should be played.

— Ted Lindsay

I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

— Ted Lindsay