Bobby Orr Quotes

• Forget about style; worry about results.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Success

  Tags in Worry, Results

• There are no environments where you’re only going to win, because life just isn’t like that.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Life, Success

  Tags in Win

• Hockey is a tough game.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Game, Tough

• The kids wait for it to be organized. They want to go play all of these tournaments, for a little practice time. I learned my skills by dropping the puck just with the kids. I think that’s missing today.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Time, Play

• Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Goal

  Tags in Better

• Growing up, if I hadn’t had sports, I don’t know where I’d be. God only knows what street corners I’d have been standing on and God only knows what I’d have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.

   

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in God, Sports

• Everyone should have the same opportunity, and in many areas that’s not the case because programs are built around the elite.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Around, Everyone

• I’ve been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I’ve won some awards and I’m very proud of those accomplishments. But I don’t think there’s anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Home, Proud

• My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Dad, Pressure

• So many of today’s programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that’s a big mistake.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Mistake

  Tags in Today

• Staying out of the penalty box will really help.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Help, Staying

• The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we’re teaching – not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values – are sinking in.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Life, Smile

• We’re going to have more kids playing, and we’re going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Sports

  Tags in Fun

• You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don’t all of a sudden become skilled. From the time they were little fellas, they learned the fundamentals of the game. Let them create.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Time, Game

• The fat lady hasn’t sung yet. We’ll wait until we get a look at what is in the motion passed on third reading.

  Bobby Orr

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Wait

Bobby Orr (15)

Birth:	20th March, 1948
Nationality:	Canadian
Profession:	Ice Hockey Player

About

Bobby Orr was born in Ontario, Canada. He is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr won a record eight consecutive Norris Trophies as the NHL's best defenceman and three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player. Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 at age 31. He was the youngest to be inducted into the Hall at that time. After his hockey career Bobby Orr became a well known scout for many professional teams. Orr entered the player agent business in 1996 and today is president of the Orr Hockey Group agency.

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