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Ken Dryden Quotes
«[A goalie's] job is to stop pucks, ... Well, yeah, that's part of it. But you know what else it is? ... You're trying to deliver a message to your team that things are OK back here. This end of the ice is pretty well cared for. You take it now and go. Go! Feel the freedom you need in order to be that dynamic, creative, offensive player and go out and score. ... That was my job. And it was to try to deliver a feeling.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not an opponent, not a quirk of size or style. Him. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all the symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accepts them, and puts them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots, his body quickly following.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«For example, what it represents is for a territory like Nunavut, they would get about eight times as much in those transfers as the highest province would, P.E.I.,»
Author: Ken Dryden
«As kids we knew whatever Canada was then it would be far greater tomorrow. That is the Canada I see today. That was the Canada born into me. Long before I ever wore the jersey, I wore the jersey.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«I'm running because the day after election day, I was mad.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«For 18 months, we had worked on something that mattered: a national system of early learning and child care. Then it was gone.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«My legendary speaking career began right here on this stage.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«It represents a huge new opportunity here,»
Author: Ken Dryden
«What is it like to hear the words you're dumb, you're stupid? That comes to be their understanding of themselves.»
Author: Ken Dryden
«It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when,»
Author: Ken Dryden