“Sometimes you can press a little bit and you're trying to do too much and you're trying too hard. You want to win so bad and you want to help the team so badly that you end up trying too much instead of letting the play come to you.” WantTryingLittlesEndsSometimesHardPlayHelpingWinningBitsSportsToo MuchTeamLittle BitPressesHockeyTrying HardTrying Too Hard Author:Ed Belfour
“The day they put me in net I had a good game. I've stayed there ever since.” GamesHockey Author:Terry Sawchuk
“Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not a opponent, not a quirk of size or style. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accept them, and put them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots. His body quickly follows.” FeelsMindMeanPlayBodyHurtAcceptingEnemySuccessfulFailingStylePositionDemandAnxietyFlowStressConstantSizeDisappearOpponentsHockeyEmbarrassedSymptomsDistractedKnotsNeurosisUnsuccessfulPuckQuirksEbb And FlowFear Of FailingGoaliesStress And Anxiety Author:Ken Dryden
“Goaltending beats top notch scoring anytime!” BeatsHockeyNotchesTop NotchGoaltending Author:Eddie Giacomin
“My focus was always first and foremost to stop the puck. I never let the other players on the other team get to me.” FirstsFocusPlayerTeamHockeyPuck Author:Andy Moog
“One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.” PeopleIfsWantHateOne ThingI HateHockeyScreamWant MeSlow DownNhlTalk To MeYou Want MeIf You Want MeThings I Hate Author:Mario Lemieux
“What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.” SportsStruggleVictoryHockeyMagnificence Author:Joe Paterno