Fred Shero: Quotes about hockey

Fred Shero was Former ice hockey player and coach. Explore interesting quotes on hockey.

Fred Shero: 30 quotes3 likes

“We're in a weird position. All year long people keep telling us that we're bad for hockey, bad for the NHL, bad for Canada because we're too rough. Now we're supposed to save the game for the NHL, for Canada, for everyone. Hah! For the first time we're the good guys.”

Fred Shero

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“We know that hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death. Life is just a place where we spend time between games.”

Fred Shero

Jackson, Jim, Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies, Then and Now

“I think hockey is a game, a child's game, played by men and to play it effectively you must have fun just like children do. I've been with too many teams in sports through the years where you weren't allowed to open your mouth, you weren't allowed to laugh, you weren't allowed to question the coach or anyone in authority … You lived in fear. My players don't live in fear. They get up in the morning, they're happy and they go to bed, they're happy. And that's the type of person I am.”

Fred Shero

From the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals film: "A Silver Fantasy."