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 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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So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.
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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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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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There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
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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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Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
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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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We’ve got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
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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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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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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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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 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 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.
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I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.
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