Stick Handling Quotes

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.

My dad introduced me to the game, gave me a stick. Since then I've had a passion for it.

Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match.

When I started playing hockey, I realised the entire game relies on your back- you have to bend to play it.

Every day, I do hockey-related stuff all morning.

The scoops and laps are something I've always had. The timing of the shots is the important part. You can't use it when it's reckless, you've to use it at the right time. Using the crease is something I've consciously worked on.

It's just part of me, playing the puck.

In a weird way, [hockey] is like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one.

I might have practiced stick-handling with my head up a bit more.

You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous; how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes.

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.

You should hold the top hand on the stick like you would hold a hammer when you're driving a nail. You have the most leverage, and you won't get your wrist broken.

Sometimes the pass is perfect, but you can't shoot the puck. Sometimes it's a bad pass and you do a good shot.

Obviously, you want to demand the puck; you want to have it as much as you can because you feel like good things can happen when it's on your stick.

I think there's a ton of carryover with the two sports, lacrosse and football.

To me, a hockey player has to be every sport rolled into one: ice skater, baseball player, football player, etc. It's just incredible to watch!

Maybe at the end of my figure skating career, I'll be able to have just the one game I always dreamed of having. I've still got the skill, I think. I'd have to work on my stick-handling skills, but the speed and my hockey smarts are still there.

I just try to do my best to shoot the puck and we'll see what's going to happen with it.

Choosing hockey to make a sports movie was a bit tough but I wanted to show people the hard work a hockey player puts in while going through his practice.

I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating faster, I was attracted to the speed and dynamics of hockey. I never looked back!

I never got really good at hockey.

I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.

Hockey is a difficult and skill-based game.

Juggling is a conversation with the stick, the body, the brain.