Best 584 quotes in «hockey quotes» category

Great moments are born from great opportunities.

Growing up, if I hadn't had sports, I don't know where I'd be. God only knows what street corners I'd have been standing on and God only knows what I'd have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.

Growing up, I didn't know very much about my heritage and the Soviet Union and things of that nature. But when I saw the Soviet Union play hockey for the first time, to me, it was profound.

Guys, I don't want to tell you half-truths, unless they're completely accurate.

He had better get married soon, because he's getting uglier every day!

Hell, I don't know if he speaks French.

Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals by the Blackhawks. I mentioned how frequently the team was scoring. 'You're listening to the highlights,' Royko observed.

He ran over a few people, nothing major. Mess runs over people. Sometimes, people don't get up. That's life.

Heroes? Vietnam Vets are heroes. The guys who tried to rescuse our hostages in Iran are heroes. I'm just a hockey player.

He's a gutless puke, that's what Travis Green is. That's why he doesn't wear an Islander uniform any more.

He's as old as some trees.

He's skating like he's 36 again.

He's the kind of guy who will stab you in the back right to your face.

He's one of the most coachable players out there.

He was yelling pretty urgently. There's different pitches of yell and he was screaming.

He's a gritty hockey player, he's got good vision, he's an intelligent player.

He's one of those guys whose English gets worse every year. But as long as it doesn't affect his play, we're all right.

His four year contract renewal: As always, I remain hopeful that Don Cherry won't be offered the same length contract.

His face is so calm, He shows no sign of stress or anything. Its as if he's saying, "No problem. Relax. I'm just going to beat you now. It's not going to hurt a bit.

High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing......everything else is just figure skating.

Hockey is a fast, body-contact game played by men with clubs in their hands and knives laced to their feet.

Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive.

Hockey is a tough game. With all the talk and everything that's going on right now, it frightens me a little bit that we are giving our players an excuse not to hit. I just hope that we don't take that out of our game at the pro level.

Hockey is the only place where a guy can go nowadays and watch two white guys fight.

Hockey is like a religion in Montreal. You're either a saint or a sinner; there's no in-between.

Hockey is my life and money is money. If you think about money, you stop playing hockey.

Hockey is probably one of the most expensive sports. You have to have a place to play. You have to have the proper equipment. You have to have the transportation to get there.

Hockey is the only job I know where you get paid to have a nap on the day of the game.

Hockey would be a great game... if played in the mud.

Hockey has given me everything, most importantly it brought me to Swift Current, where I met my wife Deb.

Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be.

Hockey,' mused Marcus. 'The sport of kings.

Hockey seems completely lawless and, therefore, inexplicably sexy.

Hockey belongs to the Cartoon Network, where a person can be pancaked by an ACME anvil, then expanded - accordion-style - back to full stature, without any lasting side effect.

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

Hockey's my favorite sport.

Hockey was such a part of my life, as well as my family’s, that I knew we were all going to miss it.  For the first few weeks my son was in tears sobbing, ‘I miss you being a Red Wing daddy.’  I didn’t know what to say so we just cried together.  Nobody prepares you for that kind of stuff.

Hopefully I can be a good light in the hockey world and promote faith as something that's really real.

Hockey is its own game. It's completely different than all the other games, although it's getting way too close to soccer.

Hockey is my favorite because I'm from Michigan. I used to figure-skate and root for the Red Wings.

Hockey is not a sport - it's a disease.

Hockey is still my favourite sport. I think that might be part of what makes me successful. I don't live or die by racquetball, so I can detach from it when needed. I'm all about all sports.

Hockey s a funny game. You have to prove yourself every shift, every game. It's not up to anybody else. You have to take pride in yourself.

Hockey taught me to challenge myself and be the best I can be on and off the ice.

How would you like it if, at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?

How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

How's the game changed in my 15 years in the league? Well, we used to be called hard-working players. Now we're overpaid crybabies.

Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.

I am 10 times smarter than everyone else in this game. Beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.