Coach Quotes

“When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.”

“Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don't go only on the basis of if they are injured.”

“We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.”

“I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this?' My answer is 'Why not?' It is what I love. It's what I know.”

“But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.”

“You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.”

“My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!”

“I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take”

“The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky's the limit.”

“The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!”

“No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.”

“At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.”

“Whenever somebody reaches above their own limitations - I always tell people, the best time to go give is when you have nothing.”

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”

“Nothing has to happen for me to feel good! I feel good because I'm alive! Life is a gift, and I revel in it.”

“Give something back by becoming more”

“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.”

“Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be precisely determine what we can be”

“If all we needed were ideas and positive thinking, then we all would have had ponies when we were kids and we would all be living our "dream life" now.”

“Meaning equals emotion and emotion equals life. Choose consciously and wisely.”

“All change is nothing but a decision. All decisions are controlled by what we link to pain and pleasure.”

“The best way to stay away from They is really simple. Stay with the people who have some passion. Stay with the people who know the truth. I like to find the They and turn them into We. I like to take the Theys and herd them. People that are skeptical, the Theys, I can bring them to We as much as I can.”

“Take thoughts and turn them into actions, turn them into results, turn your dreams into reality. That's really the science of achievement.”

“Activity without purpose is the drain of your life”

“Things are only impossible until somebody does what another believes can't be done.”