Jeremy London
Actor
"I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey."
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Hockey
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Kate Smith
Singer
"Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time."
William James
Philosopher, Psychologist
"Effort is a measure of a Man."
Rulon Gardner
Athlete
"I grew up on a farm and I always learned when you work you go forward, you don't stop and say, well, I'll take a break. You always go forward and get the job done."
Harry Neale
Sports Commentator
"I know my players don't like my practices, but that's OK because I don't like their games."
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"I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me."
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"What kind of respect do I get? ... Just because I'm a physical player, it's O.K. to come at me and do what you want? Hey, it's a hockey game. It's not figure skating. You know what? I can take a hit and I can give a hit. I don't care who it is. No one gets a free ride out there. I don't get a free ride, and no one gets a free ride from me."
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"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods."
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"I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice."
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"Ranger fans are the rudest and they're proud of it, I'm sure."
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"It's too easy when you're not winning to look for excuses and point at others for reasons. You ca say 'Oh well, it's this guys fault or they don't do this well', or you can say 'I've got to play better and contribute more'. You've got to find another gear and come up with big games."
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"The hockey lockout of 1994 - 1995 has been settled. They have stopped bickering... and can now get down to some serious bloodshed!"
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"Its a great day for hockey"
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"Hell, I don't know if he speaks French."
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"Maybe there wasn't much hot water in the showers. I'm not sure."
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"I'd like to hear them be a bit more creative, though. I've heard 'you're a sieve, you stink' my whole life and you can tell it's obviously affected me."
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"Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well."
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"Our system of forechecking is to shoot the puck and leave it there."
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"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."
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"I grabbed it and squeezed it back into place. It gave a little crunch and popped right in."
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"I used to play hockey when I was growing up. Everyone sort of learns how to skate and play hockey at an early age."
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"Why doesn’t the fattest man in the world become a hockey goalie?"
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"Is that a beard, or is Niedermayer eating a muskrat?"
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"If I'd known it was going to take 25 years, I'd have started earlier."
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"Coaches are like ducks. Calm on top, but paddling underneath. Believe me, there's a lot of leg movement."
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