Jaromir Jagr Quotes

• You have to be a good team, but you have to be lucky and stay away from injuries.

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• You can’t give up in any game, even if you are losing.

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• You appreciate things after you lose them.

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• We have a lot of rookies in the lineup. More than anybody, I would say. Its going to be something new for them.They have to understand that it’s totally different hockey in the playoffs. Starting with the fans, the intensity of the game, every mistake counts.

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• There’s probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

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• 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.

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• People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

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• My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.

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• Many European guys go to the N.H.L. at a young age, even without knowing English. But they quickly adapt to new conditions, another game, a new country. They are also young, receptive, can move mountains.

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• It’s tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.

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• In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything’s regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.

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

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• If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don’t have to produce every night.

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• I’m not 21 and trying to prove something with my words.

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  I like the pressure.

   

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• I don’t really care how we done it, we done it.

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• First of all, when I was making the decision, I never thought that Pittsburgh fans would want me back. Every time I played there, they were booing me every time I touched the puck. I didn’t think it would be such a big deal that I didn’t sign with Pittsburgh.

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• Don’t forget, I’m 39. I didn’t come here just for the money to impress myself. I’m not saying I am going to be dominating. I’m not saying I’m going to be good. But I can promise you I will do all the right things to play.

  Jaromir Jagr

Jaromir Jagr (18)

Birth:	15th February, 1972
Nationality:	Czech
Profession:	Ice Hockey Player

About

Jaromir Jagr was born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia. He is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He has formerly played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers.

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