Paul Coffey Quotes

#1. Outdoor hockey is what it is all about.

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#2. I don't think longevity gets enough credit when you're talking about a player.

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

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#4. You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

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#5. Having Wayne in town will be exciting enough.

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#6. Anyone that coaches their son, you expect more out of your boy. I'm not talking about stats, but I expected him to be the hardest worker out there.

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#7. I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.

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#8. People ask me all the time now, what's the most memorable moment of your career? It's always the championships. The first goal, the 50th - it doesn't matter. It's always the championships.

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#9. I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, but I had the seven best years of my career in this city and having an attachment here 20-some odd years later is pretty special to me.

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#10. My mother passed away of complications of dementia. As you get older, it really makes you realize how many people are touched by this disease.

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#11. There are certain guys that think they know hockey because they follow it on the Internet.

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#12. Sight is something you take for granted until you think you might lose it.

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#13. There's only a couple stats that matter. No one cares how many blocked shots a guy has, how many hits.

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#14. Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'

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#15. I was a natural skater, but I also took private lessons to enhance my skills.

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#16. 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.

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#17. Before you become successful, you have to fall down on your face.

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#18. I have great memories of my years in Edmonton and the players who were my teammates.

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