Top 540 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Hockey Players - Page 9

No matter who the captain is, on the hockey pitch it's the goalkeeper who is leading the side because we have the best view of the field.

I mean, sometimes if you're not always going to win on the scoreboard, you want to make sure that you're there physically.

The Montreal Canadiens have been a big part of my family.

I was so hooked to 'The Da Vinci Code' that I jumped out of bed at 2 A. M., and could only go back to sleep after I'd finished the final few chapters.

Coming from Montreal, Patrick Roy was the guy that everybody looked up to. He was consistent and successful early in his career; he won the Stanley Cup when he was really young and he played with a great organization. For me it was also a French thing, like one of us had made it that big in the NHL, and you tried to follow in his footsteps.

Olympics is a place where you can be easily distracted to a lot of things and it will seem like a magic world.

I'm going to play as long as I can because I love coming to the rink.

I've tried so far to learn as much as possible. I think I've got a good grasp of what a hockey GM needs to do.

I believe Indian hockey itself is going through a major phase of transformation. We set our sight on winning the gold medal at the Asian Games. We have achieved that.

One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.

I've tried to incorporate new ways of playing the game. That's why you hear people call me a 'hybrid goalie' and say I adjust to the situation, never doing the same thing over and over like a butterfly goalie. I try to see what works and hopefully with my talent I'm able to play it and make it happen.

My life was going to school, having a snack and going outside to play hockey until dinner time. I would then do my homework and go back out to play, but only if the Canadiens weren't playing that night. That's what I did every day, whether it was street hockey or pond hockey.

Growing up, I played hockey because I loved playing it. I didn't view myself in minor hockey as a Black hockey player, but I was also aware that I was.

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

Psychology is not a place where you get results overnight.

It was tough to get up for teams from the West. This will put a lot of interest back in the game.

I'm from the middle of nowhere. I had to drive four hours just to find a city. It's a different upbringing. It was perfect for me. I love the small-town feel, where you know everybody.

You miss the ball you do not hit 100%

I hate not playing. That's the bottom line.

I've played with a lot of good goal scorers in my career and a lot of good players.

Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.

I always believe in trying something extra-ordinary and fighting against myself, gives me the biggest confidence boost.

I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, "Geez, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool."

If I knew the secret to consistency, I'd be consistent.

With a team that's tight, that's close, we enjoy playing for each other. And it's going to find success.

I've been a hockey fan since '84, probably.

Growing up, I was always the small guy.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

Even one player's performance can affect the entire team.

If I've been disciplined through the week, on Sunday I treat myself to mutton biryani. I can have up to one kg of it for a meal.

I like to play the puck. I like to be creative a little bit around my net, and now it's been taken away.

Photography was a big part of our family.

I care deeply for Patty. He has the biggest heart and an infectious laugh when he laughs. He has a great sense of humor. You just hope that you're allowed to have a friend like Patrick Marleau because it really is special.

Sometimes I miss my family badly. In those weak moments, books come to my rescue because they help me think differently.

The most important record is the wins record that I have.

Losing a game is not a big deal, except you've got to make sure that you move on and get the next one.

It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL

As a line I think you have to work as a three-man unit.

I've always been really good at staying in the moment my whole career. I just stay within myself.

I think my mom is the person that holds the family together. For birthdays, for the holidays or whatever, everything has to go through my mom. She's the one reminding us about everything that's going on in the family, she's in touch with everybody while we're on our own doing our things.

Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.

It was the toughest phase of my life. I suffered almost a career-ending injury. Getting through the first phase of my injury was tough.

I didn't play the game to make friends; I played the game to win.

You want to be the guy to carry the Stanley Cup around and leave the game on a high note. As we all know that rarely happens.

I've been playing hockey games since the Sega Genesis way back when.

Sometimes, I actually feel good when I get a penalty, because I get to rest for two minutes - hopefully just two minutes.

Our shoes weather a lot of blows and sometimes a wrong movement can cause them to come apart in half.

Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.

Nothing is certain in a sportsperson's life. There can be an injury, performance can go down, others can do better than me.

Playing Risk - it's a perfect night before you go to bed.

Every Christmas we went to my parents' cottage. My big brother would bring his buddies around, and we would play hockey games in the driveway.

If I don't write things down, good luck. I was talking to my mom last night. I take another call, tell her I'll call right back, 10 minutes. Think I remembered?

It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every guy on the same page, being as mentally and physically as focused as you can be. Then in April and May, you basically spend eight weeks practising, watching video and playing games. That's your life.

[In management] you're getting an opportunity to meet and speak with the GMs, assistant GMs, owners, governors - all the way up the line. It's a great opportunity to understand the league a little better and the challenges it faces.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

I'm a guy that wanted to have fun. When I look back at all the wins I had, I must have had a lot of fun playing the game and made people happy.

Patrick Roy was my idol when I was growing up.

I would like to be in the playoffs. I would hope that there is some opportunity to go and play in the playoffs. Those are the best games, the most fun for sure, and you have a chance to win.

I will always want to play one more match, one more Olympics.