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 ORRGrowing 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.
More Bobby Orr Quotes
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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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When you’re young, you don’t realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
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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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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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There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
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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.
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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.
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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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My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
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I 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.
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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’m really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.
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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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