Barry Trotz Quotes

I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor.

Any time you're mentioned in the same breath as Tony Esposito, for whatever reason, it's a great honor. He's one of my idols. He's one of the greatest of all time.

Patrick Roy was my idol when I was growing up.

Terry Sawchuk is an icon in our profession.

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.

The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him.

You go through playoff series and people forget about them. Nobody forgets about a Rangers-Devils series. It's demanding.

Coming up, I thought Barry Sanders was the best running back ever.

Tom Brady is a great player who can beat you.

I love the Stanley Cup playoffs.

It's hard not to respect Kobe Bryant's game: He's one of the all-time greats.

I have played a handful of rounds of golf with Wayne Gretzky.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.

I don't spend a lot of time here in New York. I didn't realize there were so many Bruins fans in New York.

Johnny Unitas was my hero.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

Brett Favre likes to tell stories.

Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously is as good as it gets.

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

It's obviously disappointing and surreal when you see someone else win the Stanley Cup.

I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to compete.

I think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs.