Patrick Roy Quotes

Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports, its chilly claws and foul breath palpable around the neck hairs of the infielder bending for his crosshand scoop or the reliever slipping his first two fingers off-center on the ball seams before delivering his two-and-two cut fastball.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.

My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.

My dad used to be a goalie. He actually won a bronze medal with Team Canada in 1956.

The only place you can win a football game is on the field, the only place you can lose it is in your hearts.

I'd rather be a football coach. That way you only lose eleven games a year.

Everyone knows the game is about the players.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.

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

My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake.

I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.

Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew sports my whole life.

We are Italy. It's only right that there is competition in attack, like there is in every other role.

If you are just a drag-flicker, you may some time be out of the team because you're not performing well.

As a goalkeeper, you are only remembered for your last game.

You have to play football to entertain the fans.

When the big games come, I show up.

As an athlete, I feel like I have a little bit of control - or a lot of control - of the situation. When you're the in the stands, you have no control of the situation.

I enjoy playing Test cricket, especially against India in India.

Kicking's kicking. Pressure's pressure. You beat other guys just to get drafted.

What a humbling experience, being an NFL quarterback.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.