Canadian Quote by Joey Votto

Playing for Canada changed my career.

— Martin Brodeur

I was on the national Pentathlon team for a few years, but there was no funding for athletes in Canada. I was in a…

— Kris Holden-Ried

I've seen where teams pay to get a player, like when Los Angeles paid to get Wayne Gretzky.

— Mike Comrie

You know, playing with no guaranteed money, I don't think any, any premier player would want to do that, especially not in the game…

— Trent Williams

It would be a great honor. I'd love to be the captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

— P.K. Subban

I wish I had more opportunities to play for Canada when I was younger, but pros just never had the chance in those days.…

— Gordie Howe

Certainly, I want to be compensated fairly for what I do, but I wasn't going to hold the organization over a barrel. And I…

— Chipper Jones

Play for Canada? Why not? I have a Canadian passport.

— Oscar Taveras

I can earn a great deal more money by playing football outside Scotland than I could in Scotland, but I'd still like to be…

— Graeme Souness

I am grateful to hockey. As a CBC employee, I would be foolish not to be. Hockey Night in Canada probably pays a good…

— Neil Macdonald

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

— Mario Lemieux

He [Stanley Matthews] told me that he used to play for just twenty pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the money…

— Gianfranco Zola