By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

quote by Ted Lindsay
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The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him.

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But the truth is, growing up in California, we knew nothing about hockey.

quote by Leigh Steinberg
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For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

quote by Mario Lemeiux
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Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders.

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But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.

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My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.

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Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.

quote by Brett Hull
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When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky.

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I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey.

quote by Jeremy London
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Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.

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It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.

quote by Eric Heiden
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I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one.

quote by Michael Vartan
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I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.

quote by Mark Messier
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I love hockey, and I don't love it for any other reason than when I get out there and play, I enjoy it.

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Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

quote by Steve Nash
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Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match.

quote by Stan Mikita
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Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford.

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0042 For Billy Collins

Chess is more than dancing queens,
hockey's even played on ice;
a little difficulty too
gives poetry an extra spice.

poem by Michael Shepherd
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!

quote by Nancy Kerrigan
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