Gordie Howe Professions : Ice hockey playerBorn : March 31, 1928Died : June 10, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Gordie Howe I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the one talking. Gordie Howe learningsportschildren All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. Gordie Howe hockeyplayersports You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap, or the soreness, or all the aches and pains and continue to play for a long, long time. Gordie Howe hockeypainattitude To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey. Gordie Howe leadershipfunsports You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. Gordie Howe motivationalinspirationalsports There's always something in the game you wish you would have done different. That's why players improve, because they learn from what they did before. They might have been guessing before, but now they know. Gordie Howe playergameswish My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative. Gordie Howe talkingphilosophypast The first time I met Wayne Gretzky... he never said anything back. Gordie Howe gretzkywaynefirsts Everybody whose anybody in hockey has played in Hershey. Gordie Howe hersheyhockey You can always get someone to do your thinking for you. Gordie Howe nhlhockeythinking People say I'm henpecked. Well, let them say it. Gordie Howe wellspeople If Colleen Howe had been a hockey player, she would have been a centremen. I can see her as a centreman because you can do what you want and go wherever you want to go. Gordie Howe hockeyplayerwant Overall I can fairly safely say Bobby Orr impressed me more than anybody with his tremendous talents. In Bobby's first N.H.L. game he layed the lumber to Gordie's head. Later Howe retalliated and wanted to let the kid know he wasn't washed up yet. Gordie Howe hockeygameskids The kid looks good in his first game. Gordie Howe nhlhockeykids I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and the rink is going full-bore the last time I was there. Gordie Howe michiganwifehealthy Rocket had that mean look on, every game we played. He was 100 percent hockey. He could hate with the best of them. Gordie Howe hockeyhatemean My mother and dad played the fiddle and the guitar. Gordie Howe guitardadmother If I learned one thing by playing professional hockey for thirty-two years, it's that you have to love what you do. And that's not just true for sports. Gordie Howe professionalyoulovesports If you make it anywhere in life, you owe that success to the people along the way who stuck up for you, or made sacrifices for you, and gave you a push when you needed it. In my case, those people were my family. Gordie Howe youfamilysuccesslife I still believe it is important that children have a chance to play other sports because they all offer learning experiences. Soccer is a growing sport and would be a good complement to hockey. Gordie Howe goodlearningsportschildren 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
