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“The quintessential bad - luck position. Pucks can go off bodies, skates, bounce into the net.”

Body Position Luck Hockey Bounce Bad Luck Skates Puck Quintessential

“In biblical times, I stoned people to death. Now they are repaying me by hurling pucks at my head.”

People Hockey Biblical Puck Goalies Hurling Repaying

“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.”

“My focus was always first and foremost to stop the puck. I never let the other players on the other team get to me.”

Firsts Focus Player Team Hockey Puck

Author:Andy Moog

“Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck's puff pastries.”

Found News Good News Bad News Puff Pastries Puck Nemo

Author:Billy Crystal

“Don't go where the puck's been; go where it's gonna be”

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Book:Tough Sh*t Deluxe: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good

Source: Tough Sh*t Deluxe: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good

“In Russia, we had tough times. Only one puck, I always wanted the puck, so I learn how to keep it and make space and get puck when other guy has it.”

Wanted Guy Space Tough Russia Tough Times Other Guys Puck

Author:Pavel Datsyuk

“Discoveries cannot be planned, they pop up, like Puck, in unexpected corners”

Discovery Corners Pops Unexpected Puck

Author:Max Perutz

“I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.”

Thinking Ideas Sports Excellent Zone Brilliant Ideas Puck Obstruction

Author:Mark Messier

“Nobody ever tells me to give them a pass or anything. My job is to score goals, and if I don't shoot the puck, I can't score goals.”

Ifs Giving I Can Jobs Goal Score Puck

Author:Alexander Ovechkin

“I saw the rebound and when the puck came to me, I said, oh my God, puck, I must shoot.”

Said Saws Puck Rebound

Author:Alexander Ovechkin

“It's lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the way to read the play quickly comes from lacrosse. The hand-eye coordination, is just one of the little things that helps you in hockey.”

Way Littles Play Helping Hands Eye Teach Protect Skills Shots Pressure Sticks Checks Just One Little Things Hockey Under Pressure Puck Coordination Lacrosse

Author:John Tavares

“You can't be happy, taking away something I've worked on all my life to do and help my teammates and help my defense, ... It's just part of me, playing the puck. So, definitely, you can't be happy.”

Helping Defense Teammate Puck

Author:Martin Brodeur

“When I was a kid, everyone called me crazy for playing goal, but they were the ones chasing after the puck while I just let it come to me.”

Kids Goal Crazy Chasing Puck

Author:Ron Tugnutt

“Goalies often react quickly to shots with no regard for what might happen to their body because we are trained to stop pucks first and ask questions later.”

Firsts Body Might Happens Asks Shots Regard Puck Goalies

Author:Martin Brodeur

“In Detroit, Ned [Harkness] kept talking about a new concept, and when I'd ask him what he meant he never gave me the right answer. Now, take Bobby Hull. Give him a puck, a stick and a pair of skates and put him on your team. Do you need a new concept?”

Needs Giving Asks Answers Talking Team Concepts Sticks Pairs Detroit Skates Right Answers Puck Hull

Author:Frank Mahovlich

“One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game - if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.”

Ifs Knows Needs Feels Games Half Quality Player Keys Battle Fantastic Hockey Anticipation Puck Hockey Player Great Hockey

Author:Wayne Gretzky

“There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you.”

Littles Play Might Guy Sports Feet Shots Legs Shoulders Shooting More Time Puck Legs And Feet

Author:Ed Belfour

“Guys would take runs at me even if I didn't have the puck. [On one occasion] my coach told me that the other team were told to hit number 21 as hard as they could the first period, so we switched jerseys.”

Ifs Firsts Hard Running Guy Numbers Team Periods Coaches Occasions Jersey Puck

Author:Cammi Granato

“Every time a puck gets past me and I look back into the net, I say, 'uh-oh.'”

Looks Past Puck

Author:Bernie Parent

“I won't eat in a restaurant with filthy bathrooms. This isn't a hard call. They let you see the bathrooms. If the restaurant can't be bothered to replace the puck in the urinal or keep the toilets and floors clean, then just imagine what their refrigeration and work spaces look like.”

Ifs Looks Hard Space Imagine Clean Restaurants Bathroom Toilets Bothered Filthy Puck

Book:Kitchen Confidential

Source: Kitchen Confidential

“When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.”

Play Able Sports Ice Hockey Ice Hockey Puck Ahead Of Time

Author:Mario Lemieux

“I told (Anze) Kopitar 'You aren't touching the puck enough. I don't like your breakout.' I think Kopitar can make magic with the puck”

Thinking Enough Magic Like You Touching Puck

Author:Marcel Dionne

“We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.”

Way Giving Wells Two Important Found Lost Team Zone Tonight Crucial Swings Momentum Positive Things Puck

Author:Saku Koivu

“Me? Robin Goodfellow, a family man? He, not likely, ice-boy. I mean, think of what that would do to my reputation. Glamour shimmered around him, and he gave us a wink. Later, lovebirds. Gimme a heads up when the kid arrives. 'Uncle Puck' will be waiting.”

Thinking Men Mean Kids Waiting Boys Bird Reputation Ice Uncles Glamour Robins Puck Heads Up Family Man Lovebirds

Book:The Iron Legends: Winter's Passage\Summer's Crossing\Iron's Prophecy

Source: The Iron Legends: Winter's Passage\Summer's Crossing\Iron's Prophecy

“A goalies job is to stop pucks,.... Well yeah, thats part of it, but you know what else is?... Youre trying to deliver a message to your team that things are OK back here. This end of the ice is pretty well cared for. You take it now and go. Go! Feel the freedom in order to feel that dynamic, creative, offensive player and go out and score....That was my job. And it was to try to deliver a feeling.”

Knows Feels Trying Wells Ends Feelings Jobs Order Creative Player Team Messages Yeah Ice Score Offensive Puck Goalies

Author:Ken Dryden

“I've got a lot to look forward to. I'm trying to be the best father I can, and that's a pretty important role. Some would say it's more important than stopping pucks.”

Trying Looks I Can Important Father Roles Being The Best Stopping Puck Best Father

Author:Curtis Joseph

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