Adam Oates Quotes
- I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn't even know it existed.
- Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley…
- Even the superstars need to be coached once in awhile.
- Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.
- I was a punk. I think that's why I'm such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then.
- I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.
- You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody…
- I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left…
- 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 boss.…