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.
BOBBY ORRI didn’t want to do a book just to do a book. I wanted to do a book that, if you should read it, you might take one thing from it. Until that was clear in my mind, I wasn’t going to do one.
More Bobby Orr Quotes
-
-
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.
BOBBY ORR -
If a player is trying to intimidate a skilled player on your team, what do we want? We want our skilled players playing, so we shouldn’t be doing that.
BOBBY ORR -
I didn’t want to do a book just to do a book. I wanted to do a book that, if you should read it, you might take one thing from it. Until that was clear in my mind, I wasn’t going to do one.
BOBBY ORR -
I’m a terrible dancer! Oh, I’m an awful dancer!
BOBBY ORR -
You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don’t all of a sudden become skilled. From the time they were little fellas, they learned the fundamentals of the game. Let them create.
BOBBY ORR -
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.
BOBBY ORR -
There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
BOBBY ORR -
You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.
BOBBY ORR -
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.
BOBBY ORR -
Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.
BOBBY ORR -
I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.
BOBBY ORR -
Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
BOBBY ORR -
If you’re going to help somebody, sneak in, sneak out, do what you can. I just sneak along and do my thing and meet wonderful people, some people I’ve never met, new friends.
BOBBY ORR -
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.
BOBBY ORR -
So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.
BOBBY ORR