Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian athlete Eric Lindros.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Eric Bryan Lindros is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Lindros was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals prior to being chosen first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. He refused to play for the Nordiques and was eventually traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 1992 in exchange for a package of players and draft picks including Peter Forsberg. During his OHL career, Lindros led the Generals to a Memorial Cup victory in 1990. Prior to being drafted in 1991, Lindros captured the Red Tilson Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player in the OHL, and also was named the CHL Player of the Year.
I've been excited since I received a phone call from Paul Holmgren inviting me to represent the Flyers and Flyer fans at the alumni game of the Winter Classic weekend.
You have to dream dreams to live dreams.
People on the streets are ready for hockey.
I had great representatives looking out for my best interests and safety. They just happened to be my parents.
I don't think you can run around and crash and bang quite the way that I might have done in the past.
I look forward to proving something to myself and others.
There's always risk. But I'm going to come in and play hard. I want to come in and contribute.
It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.
Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime.
I might have practiced stick-handling with my head up a bit more.
When you ask for the house, car, cat, dog and all the fish when you're dealing with a player who's got questions about his health, no GM in his right mind is going to say yes and offer to clean the aquarium, too.