I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.
BOBBY ORRI couldn’t wait to get on the ice. I couldn’t wait to get to practice. As a kid I couldn’t wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.
More Bobby Orr Quotes
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If you talk to most athletes, the place you’re most comfortable is your playing field. I’m not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.
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On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he’s the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.
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We’ve got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
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I’m a terrible dancer! Oh, I’m an awful dancer!
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Once you turn pro and you’re making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club.
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I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.
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I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You’re being paid to play a game! That’s pretty special.
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You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.
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When you’re young, you don’t realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
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I’m really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.
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Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don’t want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don’t want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play.
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Growing up in Canada, most kids from Canada dream of playing in the NHL, and they also hope one day to be on a Stanley Cup team. That was a big goal.
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The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we’re teaching – not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values – are sinking in.
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Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
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We’re professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there’s some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that’s a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.
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