Dinesh Karthik Quotes

I want to be shooter, be competitive, go to the net, so it has changed, but it hasn't changed that much. It's more skating than it used to be for sure.

If you don't know how to play hockey, learn. If you quit, get back out there.

In the K.H.L., you're even more patient at your position because the rink is so big, you cannot play that way.

I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.

Every time I have a chance I'm going to make a pass to one of my players in practice. Every time I have a chance I'm going to clear the puck just to see how far I'm going to be able to shoot it.

To me, a hockey player has to be every sport rolled into one: ice skater, baseball player, football player, etc. It's just incredible to watch!

I like to play the puck. I like to be creative a little bit around my net, and now it's been taken away.

It wasn't until I was at 39 that I joined my first real hockey team. Which was great. I scored a couple of goals here and there, but I wasn't the most graceful thing you've ever seen.

You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.

I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.

The players don't play the position game as much as we used to play. A lot of young guys go up and down, shoot the puck, go for the rebounds. You're getting tired quicker because the body has to react where the puck is going to go. You cannot read it, because you don't have the puck on your stick.

It was a fun ride. I've enjoyed my time on the ice and I've enjoyed more and more people getting interested in the game of hockey.

The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.

I love hockey, and I don't love it for any other reason than when I get out there and play, I enjoy it.

I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.

I know hockey is growing in the U.S., and it's becoming more popular, but anything to get the game out there and see how we view it. We view it as the best game in the world.

I think you try to improve every season and every game and be prepared about certain defensemen you're playing against, certain ways to find open ice.

If you're putting the puck in an awkward place for someone, that's right away, advantage: you.

Every day, I do hockey-related stuff all morning.

Choosing hockey to make a sports movie was a bit tough but I wanted to show people the hard work a hockey player puts in while going through his practice.

When I started playing hockey, I realised the entire game relies on your back- you have to bend to play it.

I was in front of the goal so much at Stanford. I still amassed a lot of goals, but there were so many opportunities that I wasn't scoring.

Hockey is a difficult and skill-based game.

It's just part of me, playing the puck.

Golf is day-to-day. It's shot to shot; it's not four days at a time.