HOCKEY QUOTES
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Bob Clarke: A Farewell to Hockey's King of Quotes
Sunday October 22, 2006
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Hate him if you will - and many do - Bob Clarke never hesitated to speak his mind. It's a rare quality in the sports world, and it will be missed.
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Here are a few pearls from his 35-plus years as an NHL player and executive:
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"They always try to play with our minds. But that won’t work with our club. We’ve got 20 guys without brains."
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"If I hadn't learned to lay on a two-hander once in a while, I'd never have left Flin Flon."
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"Roger got cancer. That wasn't our fault. We didn't tell him to go get cancer. It's too bad that he did. We feel sorry for him, but then he went goofy on us."
- On former coach Roger Neilson, who was not allowed to resume his job when he returned from cancer treatment.
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"I don't give a crap whether he ever plays again or if I ever see him again. All he ever did was cause aggravation to our team."
– After trading former captain Eric Lindros.
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"I don't give a (expletive deleted) if nobody likes me, I could care less."
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"If you asked him the time, he'd build you a watch. You didn't dare ask him a question because you'd have to stand there and listen to him spout off for half an hour."
- On Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender and Canadian politician.
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