Bobby Orr Professions : Ice hockey playerBorn : March 20, 1948 Browse All Authors Top 41 quotes by Bobby Orr The kids wait for it to be organized. They want to go play all of these tournaments, for a little practice time. I learned my skills by dropping the puck just with the kids. I think that's missing today. Bobby Orr sportskidsthinking Staying out of the penalty box will really help. Bobby Orr boxesstay-stronghelping My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me. Bobby Orr my-daddadpressure I was the happiest guy in the world when I was on the ice. You're being paid to play a game! That's pretty special. Bobby Orr icegamesplay I didn't want to do a book just to do a book. I wanted to do a book that, if you should read it, you might take one thing from it. Until that was clear in my mind, I wasn't going to do one. Bobby Orr mindwantbook I'm a terrible dancer! Oh, I'm an awful dancer! Bobby Orr dancerawfulterrible Hockey is a tough game. With all the talk and everything that's going on right now, it frightens me a little bit that we are giving our players an excuse not to hit. I just hope that we don't take that out of our game at the pro level. Bobby Orr hockeyplayersports I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back. Bobby Orr offensiveice Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don't want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don't want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play. Bobby Orr playerhurtwant Growing up in Canada, most kids from Canada dream of playing in the NHL, and they also hope one day to be on a Stanley Cup team. That was a big goal. Bobby Orr growing-upteamdream You hear peewee coaches teaching the 'trap'. What the heck are we doing teaching the 'trap'? Let the kids go, let them have fun; that's how you improve. Bobby Orr teachingfunkids I never looked at hockey as work. Now that I'd finished playing, I had to go to work. Bobby Orr finishedhockey Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club. Bobby Orr sneakersrole-modelskids I don't spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn't realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York. Bobby Orr realizingfansnew-york You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don't all of a sudden become skilled. From the time they were little fellas, they learned the fundamentals of the game. Let them create. Bobby Orr playergamessports I always tell Bobby he was up in the air so so long that I had had time to shower and change before he hit the ice. Bobby Orr hockeyiceair If you talk to most athletes, the place you're most comfortable is your playing field. I'm not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events. Bobby Orr eventsathletetalking So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake. Bobby Orr mistakesportsthinking We're going to have more kids playing, and we're going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone. Bobby Orr funsportskids The fat lady hasn't sung yet. We'll wait until we get a look at what is in the motion passed on third reading. Bobby Orr fatwaitlookreading Similar Authors Brandon Prust ice-hockey-player Brian Skrudland ice-hockey-player Byron Dafoe ice-hockey-player Brian Leetch ice-hockey-player Brian Boyle ice-hockey-player Brenden Morrow ice-hockey-playerAll Authors
