Quotes and Sayings about Hockey

But there was a hockey game where they didn't even play hockey, they just threw the puck aside and started fighting.

I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place.

Hockey is not a one-man show; it's a team effort. If you don't work as a team - even if one or two guys aren't working - you're not going to win. That's the way it is.

I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick.

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

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.

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.

Look, if Michael Jordan's healthy, you don't let Scottie Pippen run the offense. Oh, you're from Canada, right. If Wayne Gretzky's healthy, you don't let François... what I'm saying is: hockey is stupid and I'm point guy!

You really need to consider the message you're sending this boys by ending the lockout. It's the same message that we as a culture send to our professional athletes; and that is that they are above the law. If these boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think it will be before they're out there breaking the law? I played ball here at Richmond High 30 years ago. It was the same thing then; some of my teammates went to prison, some of them even ended up dead. If you vote to end the lockout, you won't have to terminate me; I'll quit.

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.

That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

When you go running from 23:59 to 00:01, you worked out two days in a row. Doesn't sound bad, does it?

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

What I really love about sports isn't winning, ya know? It's having to fight and struggle and give it all you got to reach the top.

When you're rowing a race and you get to the last 20 meters your entire body is telling you to stop. Your muscles are on fire. Your lungs are screaming at you. Everything inside you wants to quit, make the pain go away. But if you want to win, that's exactly when you dig deeper and you row harder.

People always ask me, "what is your secret?" I'll tell you what the secret is: Work your a-s off in the gym, 14 times a week.

You don't quit in sports. You retire. You don't get to quit. It's not an option.

If you say you plan to retire in two or three years, you've already retired.

When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.

Jogging is the worst. I know it keeps you healthy, but God, at what cost?

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Canada also helped in two world wars and gave the world Neil Young, William Shatner, Leonard Cohen, Pamela Anderson, one quarter of Barney Stinson, instant mashed potatoes and best of all - you.

Canadians are nice and polite. It's not just a stereotype.

Whatever you do in this life, it's not legendary, unless your friends are there to see it.

Barney: "Our wedding is gonna be legendary."
Robin: "No wait for it?"
Barney: "I've got you, I don't have to wait for it anymore."

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.

Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship.

Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands.

Tom [Brady] has actually called. Once he calls, it's like you better come or you're going to regret not coming. That's what it seems like.

When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path.

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.

Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love.

Your lips say that you love
Your eyes say that you hate

Green and black go well together, don't they?

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I'm really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.

It's only once you've stopped, that you realize how hard it is to start again. So you force yourself not to want it.

If you're looking for the word that means caring for someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want, no matter how much it destroys you, it's love!

Well, maybe this isn't a breakup. Maybe this is two friends getting back together.

Marshall: "It's kind of a big, professional meeting. You might want to trade out that lollipop for a shirt."
Ted: "Yeah. I'll just give it to one of these kids."
Marshall: "Oh, buddy. You're half naked, you're not a parent to any of these children. Don't offer 'em candy!"

Your heart's talking to you, Barney. Do you have the guts to listen to it?