I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.
BOBBY ORRI never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.
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.
BOBBY ORRI’m a terrible dancer! Oh, I’m an awful dancer!
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.
BOBBY ORRWhen you’re young, you don’t realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
BOBBY ORRStaying out of the penalty box will really help.
BOBBY ORRYou 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’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 ORROnce 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 ORRI don’t spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn’t realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York.
BOBBY ORRI’m really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.
BOBBY ORRIf 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 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.
BOBBY ORROn 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 ORRBlood, sweat, tears. No practice tomorrow ’cause there’s no one left to beat.
BOBBY ORRSo many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.
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