Bases Quote by Wayne Gretzky

Canadians are all over the world. When they get a chance to support their team and show up, they've been doing it.

— Kyle Lowry

Canadians don't win a lot of world championships, period!

— John Part

The Canadian teams just have great training and great coaches and that's sort of why there's the expectation that they're going to win. But…

— Brendan Bottcher

In Canada, people don't strive to reach the tournament scene. They just like going out and playing in leagues.

— John Part

It's disappointing being a Canadian and having friends on that team but that's the way it goes. It's the Olympics. It's disappointing for every…

— Darren McCarty

Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to compete and…

— Scott Niedermayer

Baseball in Canada is like soccer in the U.S. It is growing, and some people are starting to gain interest. The way that there…

— Joey Votto

Everybody in Canada watches it, everybody in Canada talks about it. Obviously, the NHL is not going on, so when you have an Olympics,…

— Joe Thornton

I think it's just a coincidence that the North American teams are out. Most of us here have been playing in North America for…

— Daniel Alfredsson

Canada hasn't really been a top footballing country in the world, but I think the next generation of players coming through, I think we…

— Alphonso Davies

Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how…

— Gerard Pique

With a national team, you've just got to be even more focused on what's most important because the time you've got with the players…

— Roy Hodgson