"Call them pros, call them mercenaries - but in fact they are just grown - up kids who have learned on the frozen creek or flooded corner lot that hockey is the greatest thrill of all."

-- Lester Patrick

#Kids Quotes #Hockey Quotes #Thrill Quotes

“It is normal to be nervous.”
“Fashion was the only law, pleasure the only pursuit, and the splendour of dress and furniture was the only distinction of the citizens of Antioch. The arts of luxury were honoured; the serious and manly virtues were the subject of ridicule; and the contempt for female modesty and reverent age announced the universal corruption of the capital of the East.”
“Teaching high school, in addition to knowing one's subject matter thoroughly and being able to convey it to others, requires the grit of a long-distance runner, the stamina of a boxer going 15 rounds, the temperament of a juggler and the street smarts of a three-card monte dealer.”
“We must remain mindful of the potential impact of over-correcting the authorizations of the intelligence community.”
“Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.”

Source : "Unwritten rules violations". Interview with Jerry Crasnick, www.espn.com. May 5, 2010.
“Arrogance and fanaticism cause the hardening of positions taken and entrenchment can only lead to a dead end.”
“I always used to say when I was on television that I prefer to be on stage and when on stage I prefer to do television. Typical human condition.”
“A stubborn ***** needs a stubborn driver”

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