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Chris Pronger Biography

Ice hockey player

Chris Pronger, born on October 10, 1974, in Canada, is a renowned ice hockey player. He has made remarkable achievements in the world of ice hockey.

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“I have played in the West for 14 years. I played against Dustin Byfuglien a lot. So it's not like I've been out East for my whole career and never played against the guy. That may have been blown out of proportion, I think.”

Thinking Years May Has Beens Whole Guy Careers West East Proportion

Author:Chris Pronger

“Whether the guys are nervous or just had mental breakdowns, it happens. The game is a game of mistakes. And how you deal with them and correct them and all the things like that is what makes this game great and makes hockey the sport it is.”

Happens Guy Games Sports Deals Mistake Nervous Hockey Breakdown Mental Breakdown

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“You do what you can to help your team win, whether it's playing that many minutes or 24 or whatever is asked of you, you do. You prepare yourself to play as much as you're asked to play.”

Play Helping Winning Team Minutes

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“You have to close quickly, you have to eliminate time and space and you have to try to deny them the puck. When you're playing with it, it forces them out of their rhythm and forces them to play defense, which they obviously don't want to do.”

Want Trying Play Force Space Deny Defense Rhythm Time And Space Puck

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“As you've progress further in the Playoffs, the ice usually gets a little softer. It's tough to keep it that cold. We could make it hard, but it would be about 4 degrees in the building. I'm sure the fans wouldn't appreciate that very much, wearing parkas in June.”

Littles Hard Would Be Progress Fans Building Cold Degrees Tough Appreciate Ice June Playoffs

Author:Chris Pronger

“I wanted to stay in the game. I wanted to learn more about the league, what goes on behind the scenes. As a player, you don't really think about that, nor do you really care: you're worried about your job.”

Thinking Care Wanted Jobs Games Behinds Player Goes On Scene Worried League Behind The Scenes

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“[In management] you're getting an opportunity to meet and speak with the GMs, assistant GMs, owners, governors - all the way up the line. It's a great opportunity to understand the league a little better and the challenges it faces.”

Way Littles Faces Opportunity Speak Challenges Lines Management League Owners Governors Assistants Great Opportunity

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“I think playing the way I played, and knowing the game the way I know it, I think I'm going to have a better idea as to what the mindset of each player was.”

Thinking Knows Way Ideas Games Knowing Player Mindset

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“Mistakes happen. Not every one of my suspensions was purposeful or intentional. A lot of that stuff happens spur of the moment in the middle of a game. I think I can bring that to the table. Sometimes emotions get the best of you. Things happen.”

Thinking I Can Sometimes Moments Happens Games Stuff Emotion Mistake Middle Tables Things Happen Spurs Suspension Stuff Happens Spur Of The Moment Mistakes Happen

Author:Chris Pronger

“I'm not involved in any Philadelphia-related game or situation. When people claim I'm going to have a "vendetta" against every other Eastern Conference team I don't understand the logic: I'm not the one doling out the punishment.”

People Games Situation Team Involved Logic Claims Punishment Related Eastern Conferences Philadelphia Vendetta

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“I wouldn't change anything that happened.That's the way the game was played when I was coming up. The game is different now. It's just a by-product of the era.”

Way Different Games Happened Products Eras

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“In the '90s, when I started, it was still a rough-and-tumble, physical league. You take the hook and holding and a little bit of the physicality out of the game, and the speed ratcheted up two-fold. Now you have a split second to make a hit, or decide to pull up. When there's indecision, you're going to make a mistake.”

Littles Stills Two Games Bits Mistake Little Bit Speed League Rough Splits Hook Folds Indecision Physicality Pull Ups

Author:Chris Pronger

“Every day, I'll get sent clips via email. I watch them and see if there's something of substance or significance.Some nights are super busy; some nights are quiet.”

Ifs Night Watches Quiet Busy Substance Significance Email Clip

Author:Chris Pronger

“You get a pretty good read by watching the play, and knowing what you would have done - having done most of the things that these guys are accused of doing. I put myself in their shoes: Would I have been wanting to send a message? Is it a hockey play that went a little sideways?”

Littles Has Beens Done Play Guy Knowing Messages Shoes Hockey Accused Sideways Good Reads

Author:Chris Pronger

“When I got hit I went from having 37-year-old eyes to having 65-year-old eyes. That's why I've got the glasses on - so my eye isn't constantly trying to focus and giving me headaches. But they also help me see better: my right eye is blurry.”

Giving Trying Years Helping Eye Focus Glasses Help Me Headache Blurry Old Eyes

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“I was still very invested in the team, very invested in how we were doing. I realized I needed to take a step back and start focusing on myself, my head and my eye, try to get my health back.”

Trying Stills Eye Steps Team Needed I Realized

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“It's not like you can start pounding drinks when you're wheeling your kids all over. They gave me something to shoot for, a goal to get back to.”

Kids Goal Like You Drink Get Back Wheeling

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“I just didn't feel very good. One day I woke up and I was like: "All right. I'm going to start eating right. I'm going to start working out." I figured it might help me feel a little bit better - even if I was still sick, it might help me move forward with my struggles. I just kind of turned a corner.”

Ifs Feels Kind Littles Stills Helping Might Moving Bits Struggle One Day Eating Little Bit Sick Very Good Work Out Corners Moving Forward Help Me My Struggle Eating Right

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“I was sitting at a friend's place in Michigan on vacation, having a beer on the patio. I was a little hefty. I said to myself: "Okay, I'm going to finish this weekend off strong, then after that I'm going to shut her down. I'm going to start taking better care of myself."”

Littles Said Care Strong Sitting Okay Beer Weekend Vacation Michigan

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“I don't like having noise swirling around me. Loud noises bother me, so I try to stick to the outside of a room.”

Trying Rooms Sticks Noise Bother Loud Loud Noises

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“I used to have very good sixth sense - knowing exactly where someone was without seeing them.”

Used Knowing Seeing Very Good Sixth Sense

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“My doctors say the more I continue to push, the more I can continue to raise that bar, the better I can get.”

I Can Doctors Raises Bars

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“I've got to live my life. Bad things happen. I can't be sitting here worrying about it.”

I Can Happens Worry Sitting Things Happen Bad Things Living My Life Bad Things Happen

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“I don't want to get into a 'he said, she said' with the refs...I'm the he.”

Want Said Hockey Nhl Refs He Said She Said

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About the Author

Born: October 10, 1974
Known for: Ice hockey player
Quotes: 24

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