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.
BOBBY ORRThere are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
More Bobby Orr Quotes
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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.
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Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
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My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
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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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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.
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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 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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I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.
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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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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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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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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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So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.
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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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