Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OCis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the National Hockey Leaguefor 12 seasons, starting with 10 with the Boston Bruins followed by two with the Chicago Black Hawks. Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth20 March 1948
CityParry Sound, Canada
CountryCanada
In my mind he's the most talented player I've ever seen. If it were not for health problems, God only knows what his numbers would have been.
I don't know if anybody could shoot it like he shot it. Not only was it hard - a lot of guys can shoot it hard - but he got it around the net most of the time.
Because of the pressures, we are humiliating the kids - we're taking them out of minor sports. We're driving them away from the game.
They have a lot of firepower. We're looking forward to the game.
I wish he had stayed back and played midget, just enjoy.
We have to keep our kids playing; the more they play the better chance we have of finding another Gretzky or Lemieux.
We want to make sure that every kid who wants to play is going to continue to play and then we'll end up having more kids in the 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.
The love and passion I had for the game was my key. I never had that taken out of me by my parents or a silly coach.
Forget about style; worry about results.
You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.
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.
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.
On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he's the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.