Best Gordie Howe Quotes & Sayings

The first time I met Wayne Gretzky ... he never said anything back. — Gordie Howe

To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey. — Gordie Howe

You know what Gordie Howe got for a signing bonus? A team jacket! — Ed Lauter

Detroit is still seen as the tough city, a city that has a reputation for high crime, ... The tough city thing is fine. Its always had a reputation as that ... You know, Gordie Howe, when I was watching hockey, was the toughest guy in the league playing for the Red Wings. He represented that tough aura. — Eugene Levy

You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time. — Gordie Howe

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. — Gordie Howe

People say I'm henpecked. Well, let them say it. — Gordie Howe

I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the one talking. — Gordie Howe

If Colleen Howe had been a hockey player, she would have been a centremen. I can see her as a centreman because you can do what you want and go wherever you want to go. — Gordie Howe

There's always something in the game you wish you would have done different. That's why players improve, because they learn from what they did before. They might have been guessing before, but now they know. — Gordie Howe

Overall I can fairly safely say Bobby Orr impressed me more than anybody with his tremendous talents. In Bobby's first N.H.L. game he layed the lumber to Gordie's head. Later Howe retalliated and wanted to let the kid know he wasn't washed up yet. — Gordie Howe

You can always get someone to do your thinking for you. — Gordie Howe

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose. — Gordie Howe

The kid looks good in his first game. — Gordie Howe

My mother and dad played the fiddle and the guitar. — Gordie Howe

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. — Gordie Howe

I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and the rink is going full-bore the last time I was there. — Gordie Howe

One of the advantages, one of the special things, about playing in Detroit or Montreal is guys like Gordie Howe walk in the room. I didn't know he was here tonight, it was kind of a coincidence to get that assist on a night that he's here. — Steve Yzerman

My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative. — Gordie Howe

Rocket had that mean look on, every game we played. He was 100 percent hockey. He could hate with the best of them. — Gordie Howe