Dad Quote by Karren Brady

As a kid growing up in Montreal, I wanted to become either a hockey player or a wrestler. Since my family didn't have a…

— Sami Zayn

My father played hockey until he was 18.

— Jemele Hill

I played hockey until I was 13 or 14 years old.

— Kevin Owens

I've been playing hockey since I was five years old. It's a part of my life.

— Guy Lafleur

My family is a middle-class family. When I grew up and learned how much it actually cost for us to play hockey, I could…

— J. J. Watt

I get to play hockey for a living. So I don't ever take that for granted.

— Johnny Gaudreau

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.

— Matthew Perry

I grew up in a hockey town.

— Pat Connaughton

I actually played hockey my whole life, all the way up until ninth grade.

— Rob Gronkowski

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and…

— Steven Stamkos

My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just see me and how I love what's going on on…

— Alexander Ovechkin

I grew up with all hockey players.

— Pat Connaughton