Best 584 quotes in «hockey quotes» category

We're right next to Mile High Stadium. I'm no rocket scientist, but...uh...(smile).

We're so used to it that we don't think twice about it. For somebody who's starting out in ice hockey it would be heavy, but it's protection. It's everything you need so you do have to get used to it.

We're trying to work on Sami to get through that and shoot the puck. MacInnis shot the puck all the time. If there was a fool who wanted to stand in front and break an ankle, tough luck.

We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.

We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.

We've made a final offer. We hope Ziggy Palffy will come to his senses. We have NO hope his agent will.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.

We were really sick of silver.

What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70's, he experienced the Miracle on Ice, and then in the 80's became with his teammates the Russian Five, the most dominant team in the history of hockey, and then helped bring down the hockey system when the Soviet Union collapsed and became one of the first players to play in the NHL, and then ultimately came back to Russia.

What is courage? Let me tell you what I think it is. An indefinable quality that makes a man put out that extra something, when it seems there is nothing else to give. I dare you to be better than you are. I dare you to be a thoroughbred.

When I first began examining the global-warming scare, I found nothing more puzzling than the way officially approved scientists kept on being shown to have finagled their data, as in that ludicrous "hockey stick" graph, pretending to prove that the world had suddenly become much hotter than at any time in 1,000 years. Any theory needing to rely so consistently on fudging the evidence, I concluded, must be looked on not as science at all, but as simply a rather alarming case study in the aberrations of group psychology.

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 NHL. Now it's kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can't be a good coach because I was a great athlete.

What kind of respect do I get? ... Just because I'm a physical player, it's O.K. to come at me and do what you want? Hey, it's a hockey game. It's not figure skating. You know what? I can take a hit and I can give a hit. I don't care who it is. No one gets a free ride out there. I don't get a free ride, and no one gets a free ride from me.

What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.

When I left here I left everything here. It's time to move on

Whether youre trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, Ive always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether its as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.

When people discover they are no good at baseball or hockey, they put away their bats and their skates and they take up amateur golf or stamp collecting or gardening. But when people discover they are no good at picking stocks, they are likely to continue to do it anyway.

When we've got the puck, they can't score.

When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates, and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. Get that through your head!

When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky.

When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when you're working - you don't read books, you don't really keep up with the news, you're just living that life.

When I was a kid, I remember playing hockey outside and whenever you did, you thought about playing for Finland vs. Sweden. Thats just the way it was.

When no one else signs me.

When you lose the shootout, you feel like you lost the hockey game, ... But we didn't lose the hockey game. We lost a point and they gained a point. That's the reality of it.

When you take off that sweater, your jersey, after today's game, you will be the last player in the NHL to ever wear 99. You have always been and you will always be 'The Great One,' and there will never be another.

When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?'

Why doesn’t the fattest man in the world become a hockey goalie?

Winning is always fun, but the car is more important.

Wild Thing made their hearts sing. But he couldn't top everything.

You can have all the talent in the world, but if the pumper's not there, it doesn't matter.

Yes, and I also like jumping out of tall buildings.

Without the support of my mom, Marlene, I would not be the person I am. She has been my main supporter throughout my career, and I owe everything to her. This is a small way that we, as players, can pay tribute to her and other hockey moms, and it is all for a good cause.

Women are playing [hockey] because they love it, not because they’re trying to be a woman in a man’s game.

You can always get someone to do your thinking for you.

You can't control the opposition, but you can control how you play, your energy level, your intensity on the ice. That's what we're going to do.

You can show me some stick ice cream and I can tell you if it's good or not just looking at it.

You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile.

You can't just go outside and play hockey. It's more of an expensive sport.

You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.

You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.

You get a pretty good read by watching the play, and knowing what you would have done - having done most of the things that these guys are accused of doing. I put myself in their shoes: Would I have been wanting to send a message? Is it a hockey play that went a little sideways?

You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.

You guys just here to blame someone. You never look yourselves in the mirror, eh? You're always good. You never make the mistakes. Your articles are always perfect. In reality, what have you done for this city? If you ask yourself, what have you done besides only criticize? Not much.

You know what? I did! I impressed myself just making it.

You're too old to still be playing. I'll buy you a rocker you can sit in.

You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.

You've got to go to the net if you want to score.

You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap, or the soreness, or all the aches and pains and continue to play for a long, long time.