Gary Bettman Quotes

I love hockey. That's actually one of my favorite sports.

Every day is a great day for hockey.

I played football growing up in junior high and high school.

Outdoor hockey is what it is all about.

I only like to play football.

I'm a big hockey fan.

I feel hockey is a tough game.

I just want to play football.

I like to play football.

All I want to do is play football.

Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals by the Blackhawks. I mentioned how frequently the team was scoring. 'You're listening to the highlights,' Royko observed.

I don't watch that much football... I really like to play it.

People on the streets are ready for hockey.

It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.

In football, every play, play after play, there's that physicality. Football players only play once a week, so they must really need to rest. That does kind of tell you how physical the sport is. But in hockey, you have the boards. I just couldn't say which is more physical.

Hockey is a tough game.

I would play football, because I love it.

Hockey is my favorite because I'm from Michigan. I used to figure-skate and root for the Red Wings.

I'm a sports guy. Football, God, I flip out.

I am a huge hockey fan.

Being surrounded by hockey, I got forced into it as a kid. I started skating when I was 4 and had a rink only 10 minutes from my home. In my town, we had one outdoor rink and one indoor rink, so you could skate all year long. I lived by a lake, too, so we did a lot of skating on the lake.

I liked hockey, and I still like hockey.

You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.

I am very passionate about Indian hockey.

I've been playing hockey since I was five years old. It's a part of my life.