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 ORRIf 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.
More Bobby Orr Quotes
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I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.
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So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.
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My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
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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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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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I don’t spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn’t realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York.
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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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We’re going to have more kids playing, and we’re going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.
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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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I’m a terrible dancer! Oh, I’m an awful dancer!
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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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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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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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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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There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
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