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
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.
You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.
My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.
I couldn't wait to get on the ice. I couldn't wait to get to practice. As a kid, I couldn't wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.
We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.
I'm a terrible dancer! Oh, I'm an awful dancer!
I always tell Bobby he was up in the air so so long that I had had time to shower and change before he hit the ice.
We've got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
You hear peewee coaches teaching the 'trap'. What the heck are we doing teaching the 'trap'? Let the kids go, let them have fun; that's how you improve.
Growing up in Canada, most kids from Canada dream of playing in the NHL, and they also hope one day to be on a Stanley Cup team. That was a big goal.
So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake.
Sidney Crosby, our greatest player, I don't want to see Sidney Crosby in the penalty box. I don't want to see Sidney Crosby hurt. I want to see Sidney Crosby play.
Hockey is a tough game. With all the talk and everything that's going on right now, it frightens me a little bit that we are giving our players an excuse not to hit. I just hope that we don't take that out of our game at the pro level.
I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.