Skates Quotes

I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

I don`t know much about the techniques of fighting, but I know throwing a punch on skates is a lot different than throwing a punch from the ground.

I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.

He was a fine referee, but what I am going to remember most is that he was a great human being. He did a tremendous job on the ice, but what he did after he hung up his skates was amazing. He never refused to help an organization. And then there was the many thousands of speeches he made, not only in Montreal and in Quebec, but all across Canada.

The Orioles` Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

He`s really fast, he`s really strong on his skates, and he loves to shoot.

You can`t turn the puck over on a draw like that, ... San Jose skates like the wind. There was no way for our guys to get back.

I`ve had chances, but I haven`t been able to bury them. I had a chance last night, but the puck went through some skates and by the time I had control of it, I was in too close. But I think it`s a matter of scoring a couple and then they`ll start coming.