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.
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 never looked at hockey as work. Now that I’d finished playing, I had to go to work.
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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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When you’re young, you don’t realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.
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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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We’ve got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
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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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