I can’t be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that’s what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. ADAM OATES BossCoachCommunicationFeedbackHypocritePlayerWanted
I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn’t even know it existed. ADAM OATES CountryExistedGrewHockeyTeamTrying
I was a punk. I think that’s why I’m such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then. ADAM OATES GoodGuyPersonPunkThinkThinking
I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. ADAM OATES GoingHockeyNineteenNowhereOldPumpingSchoolYear
You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. ADAM OATES CallDayEatLongMomPlaySleepStreet
I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can’t say I really remember too much about it. ADAM OATES DadFameHallMoreMuchReallyRemember
Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach. ADAM OATES AssistantBuddiesCoachHeadLittlePlayer
Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. ADAM OATES FatherGrowingKidPlayerSoccerUp
I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that’s the kind of coach I want to be. ADAM OATES CoachInputKindMeShowedWorkYell
I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me. ADAM OATES DraftedDropoutGameHighHockeyKindLeftPlayPointSchool
Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you. ADAM OATES AlwaysFamilyLikeTeammateThoughtUnselfish
His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. ADAM OATES BallGuyIdolLotPassPassedPeoplePerson
