--- title: "4 Phil Esposito Quotes - Famous Ice hockey player (We Can Teach You to Play Hockey)" description: "Philip Anthony Esposito is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive, and current broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-phil-esposito-75215.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Phil Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-phil-esposito-75215.jpg) # Phil Esposito (1942) Ice Hockey Player **4** quotes in **59** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Phil Esposito is an ice hockey player, best known for *We Can Teach You to Play Hockey*. ## Quick Facts About Phil Esposito Born February 20, 1942 Profession Ice Hockey Player Notable works We Can Teach You to Play Hockey ## About Phil Esposito Philip Anthony Esposito is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive, and current broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers, winning two Stanley Cups with Boston. ## Quotes by Phil Esposito > [He was so dominant. Bobby was the greatest defenseman who ever played the game as far as I'm concerned. I believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-esposito/he-was-so-dominant-bobby-was-the-greatest-defenseman-who-ever-played/) Phil Esposito [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/phil-esposito-71025_believe_he-was-so-dominant-bobby-was-the-greates_177014.jpg) > [Play with passion and heart. If you don't carry passion into sport - or into any job for that matter - you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-esposito/play-with-passion-and-heart-if-you-don-t-carry-passion-into-sport-or/) Phil Esposito [Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/phil-esposito-71025_heart_play-with-passion-and-heart-if-you-don-t_807704.jpg) > [I tried to talk my daughter out of going with a hockey player but, he's a good kid. He asked me if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-esposito/i-tried-to-talk-my-daughter-out-of-going-with-a-hockey-player-but-he/) Phil Esposito [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/phil-esposito-71025_asks_i-tried-to-talk-my-daughter-out-of-going_2768737.jpg) > [Damn flowers. Nice kids, the ones who skated out and gave us them. But the flowers, the stem fell off. I stepped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-esposito/damn-flowers-nice-kids-the-ones-who-skated-out-and-gave-us-them-but/) Phil Esposito [Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/phil-esposito-71025_around-the-world_damn-flowers-nice-kids-the-ones-who-skat_3045178.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-esposito/#itemlist", "name": "Phil Esposito Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He was so dominant. Bobby was the greatest defenseman who ever played the game as far as I'm concerned. 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