Hockey Quotes

I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations.

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.

Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.

But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.

And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.

I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.

People ask if I regret not winning a Stanley Cup, but winning the series against the Soviet Union was the best. It was the greatest experience of my hockey career by far.

Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match.

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

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

Every day is a great day for hockey.

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.

I give a speech to the black freshmen at Harvard each year, and I say, 'You can like Mozart and ice hockey...' - and then I used to say 'golf,' but Tiger took over golf! - 'and Picasso and still be as black as the ace of spades.'

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good.

Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.

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

Hockey is a tough game.

I dance a lot and I run and do yoga and play field hockey and tennis. I like to be active. I don't always have time for that stuff, but I do always feel better afterward.

I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.

I think now what you're seeing is guys that are in the peaks of their careers anywhere from 27 to 35 years old, seems to be when they play their best hockey.

I'm so busy right now, it's the beginning of the hockey season for my kids.

We have a lot of rookies in the lineup. More than anybody, I would say. Its going to be something new for them.They have to understand that it's totally different hockey in the playoffs. Starting with the fans, the intensity of the game, every mistake counts.

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.

Canada is hockey.

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!

In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really.

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.

I've always loved sports and hockey is a sport I play as much as I can. I love it. In a weird way it's like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one. I mean when I play hockey I don't think about anything.