Attitude Quote by Ted Lindsay

If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.

— Calvin Johnson

You know there are so many people that have touched your life both on the ice and within your career in the NHL whether…

— Ron Francis

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

— Ted Lindsay

There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to…

— Gary Carter

When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the…

— Wayne Gretzky

The experience of growing up in Detroit helped give me the character necessary to push myself as hard as I did as a football…

— Jerome Bettis

I'd be remiss if I didn't say that a lot of my identity was formed around basketball, and after the accident I had a…

— Jay Williams

I was a player in the Arena League, I was building relationships with that internship.

— Matt Nagy

I know Detroit has tried to trade for me for a while so I'm really happy to be in a situation with a team…

— Jose Calderon

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

— Mario Lemieux

But once I left home to play hockey, it was a commitment to be the best I could be and try to make the…

— Jarome Iginla

I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.

— Anonymous