30 Quotes by Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr, a Canadian ice hockey player, is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in the history of the sport. With his exceptional skating ability, offensive prowess, and remarkable defensive skills, Orr revolutionized the position of defenseman and changed the way the game was played. During his career, primarily with the Boston Bruins, Orr won multiple Stanley Cups and earned numerous accolades, including eight consecutive Norris Trophies as the league's best defenseman. His offensive contributions were unprecedented for a defenseman, and he became the only defenseman to lead the league in scoring, accomplishing this feat twice.
Orr's style of play and dominance on the ice captivated fans and earned him a place in hockey lore. Despite his career being cut short due to knee injuries, Orr's impact on the sport continues to resonate. His legacy as a trailblazer, his sportsmanship, and his unwavering commitment to excellence make him an icon of the game and a source of inspiration for future generations of hockey players.
Bobby Orr Quotes
You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.
Forget about style; worry about results. (Meaning)
You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.
The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we're teaching - not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values - are sinking in.
Blood, sweat, tears. No practice tomorrow 'cause there's no one left to beat.
Hockey is a tough game.
When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that's not the case because programs are built around the elite.
There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.
Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.
On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he's the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.
We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.
If you're going to help somebody, sneak in, sneak out, do what you can. I just sneak along and do my thing and meet wonderful people, some people I've never met, new friends.
My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
I'm really no different than anybody else; except that sometimes I get my name in the paper.
We've got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
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.
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.
Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
If a player is trying to intimidate a skilled player on your team, what do we want? We want our skilled players playing, so we shouldn't be doing that.
So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I'm a terrible dancer! Oh, I'm an awful dancer!
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.
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 Quotes
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