A Good Hockey Player Quotes

#1. A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky

#2. Saying 'no' is not hard for me; it's scarier for me to say 'yes.' I'm actually more afraid of commitment than of saying 'no.'

Evangeline Lilly

#3. None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

Marian Anderson

#4. Islam, in the year 1978, was not the opium of the people precisely because it was the spirit of a world without spirit.

Michel Foucault

#5. Those who claim absolutism is merely a myth are right that it has been misused simply as a byword for political centralisation.

Peter Wilson

#6. Milt was one of the men who discovered Bobby Orr. He once said that if a player comes along who is better then Bobby Orr, may the Good Lord let me be alive to see him because he is going to be one hell of a player to watch. Enough said.

Milt Schmidt

#7. Life is not easy for anyone. Sometimes you don't see the challenges on the outside, but every single one of us has both those and everything that goes on inside as well. Give it your all. Dare to be all you can be.

Hillary Clinton

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

John Muckler

#9. A good ice hockey player is someone who has good communication skills, is willing to listen and willing to try new things. It's a very technical game and not that easy to pick up. It's a lot of fun but you just have to be patient.

Gerad Adams

#10. 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.

Sean Avery

#11. Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers.

Jerry Costello

#12. If Peter has learned one thing about human nature during all his years in hockey, it's that almost everyone regards themselves as a good team player, but that very few indeed understand what that really means.

Fredrik Backman

#13. I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

Brenda Lee

#14. My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters.

Kevin Richardson

#15. There is another kind of belief, a second force, insecure, untrusting, a faith that is spring-fed by the things we fear in the night.

Don DeLillo

#16. Luc Robitaille is a great kid and good player, but ask anybody on the street and they'd probably think Luc Robitaille is a type of salad dressing.

Bruce McNall

#17. I appreciate thieves who do their research, but at least you recognize worth when you see it.

M.L. LeGette

#18. I tried to talk my daughter out of going with a hockey player but, he's a good kid. He asked me if he could marry Carrie before he asked her. I said: You want to what? I thought he was just going to ask for more ice time.

Phil Esposito