Herb Brooks Quotes

Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

I got to experience a world championship with some great teammates.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great.

When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.

For me, football is a quest. Quests entail overcoming hardship, trials of adversity in the pursuit of true joy.

Finishing on the podium in my first year, I never expected that. It just fell into place.

To get any win, especially against a Welsh side, is very satisfying.

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.

There's a lot of fun things about this sport, but trying to hoist that trophy at the end is what we all play for.

You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.

My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.

I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete, but I loved it, so making starting second base in the all-star was great for me. I think someone must have been sick and they slotted me in.

Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.

We played for the love of the game; there were few holdouts. We wanted to pitch every day; to win more games than the other guy - not for the money, but for the glory of winning.

I'm just really proud of 'Dead Head Fred.'

It's dead nice to know I've achieved something.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

There have been great things that happened to me.