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Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that's not the case because programs are built around the elite.
Bobby Orr
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Bobby Orr
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 20
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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.
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Blood, sweat, tears. No practice tomorrow 'cause there's no one left to beat.
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When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you.
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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.
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You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.
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We've got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
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Growing up, if I hadn't had sports, I don't know where I'd be. God only knows what street corners I'd have been standing on and God only knows what I'd have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.
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So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake.
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You never know how a single interaction with a person might affect their life, so you must constantly try to be at your best.
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My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
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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.
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There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
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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.
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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.
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Forget about style worry about results.
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I'm a terrible dancer! Oh, I'm an awful dancer!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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