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SPORTS QUOTES

Lacrosse and Hockey Goalie Quotes

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"Only a goalie can appreciate what a goalie goes through." ~ Jacques Plante

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"There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending." ~ Vladislav Tretiak

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"Playing goal is like being shot at." ~ Jacques Plante

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"The goalie is like the guy on the minefield. He discovers the mines and destroys them. If you make a mistake, somebody gets blown up. " ~ Arturs Irbe, San Jose Sharks goalie

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"We are the sort of people who make health insurance popular." ~ Hall of Fame goalie Terry Sawchuk

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"Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental"

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"We get a small mention in a win and all the blame in a loss" Ed McGaffey Detroit Turbos

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"If you are not off before you start playing goal, you will be by the time you are done" Tom Wright Detroit Turbos

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"You do not have to be mental to play this position... but it helps" Gump Worsley Montreal Canadians

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Life is like playing goalie, if you blink the most improtant thing is past you.

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"When I started playing goalie everyone called me crazy. But they're the ones running after the ball, I just let it come to me".

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"If it hits you, you might die. If you miss it, you'll wish you did."

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"In Biblical times, I stoned people to death. Now they are repaying me by hurling *balls* at my head" - Giles Gratton, former netminder

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"Goalies are fine fellows when you meet them at *the center of the field*. They are fine fellows off the *field* too. But don't think this cordiality is going to apply when you *run* by the front of his *crease*. He'll slice you up if you come in close" - Chandler Sterling, writer

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SPORTS QUOTES

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We'll start the list off with not one, but two quotes from everyone's favorite alien conspiracist. When asked about signing his new maximum dollar contract, Sam Cassell said:
"I'm still underpaid."
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Then, as if one absurdity about the tough life of NBA players wasn't enough, he talked about the hardships of being an NBA player and said:
"Every player in the league is underpaid. When Kevin Garnett was making $28 million, he was underpaid."

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Jeff Innis
When talking about a bad picture in a newspaper, Innis said:
"That picture was taken out of context."
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Sebastian Telfair
When asked what he thought about "Through the Fire", a documentary about himself, Telfair said:
"I think they should have focused more on me."
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Let's be honest, who didn't see two of these coming? When talking about Roy Oswalt, McCarver said:
"Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is that? He drops, and drives. Very simple."
As if talking about one pitcher was easy to handle, McCarver decided to talk about an entire pitching staff:
"Yankees pitchers had great success against Cabrera when they get him out."

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Jerry Coleman
When talking to Hector Torrez, Coleman asked him:
"Hector Torrez, how can you communicate with Enzo Hernandez when he speaks Spanish and you speak Mexican?"