Goalie QuotesDo you know a good goalie quote? Please send it to us by clicking this link. Scoring wins fans, but goaltending wins championships. Don't forget that we belong to the mythical 'goaltenders union.' I like to say it's the oldest, and I'm convinced, the strongest anywhere in sports. You can run into a goalie anytime, anywhere, at any level, and sit down and have a conversation that lasts longer than one you would have had with your best friend. I get excited, charged up whenever I run into someone who has played goal, regardless of age or if they're still playing or not. Right away you're talking about the latest equipment, or what's going on, or this guy or that guy and what happened to him, the old days, the new days, and what's happening. It's unique. - Craig Billington It's real important to work hard and you either have skill or you don't, but you have to refine your skills by working hard. For me, I have a lot of skill, but anybody that's played with me will tell you what makes me different from other people is the work ethic. I don't care how skilled you are, if you don't have the work ethic and put in the time to develop your talent and technique, you'll never make it. It's important. All the best goalies I've come across at All-Star Games and the Olympics, we have one thing in common and it's that we really care about what we do. -Martin Brodeur What I like best about goaltending is going out there knowing you have to play well . . . You can't get by playing average or mediocre. The goaltender has to play well every night. I like that. I like knowing that you have to be at your best to be successful. It's a good feeling. -Sean Burke A goalie can steal a game. A goalie can steal an entire series -Don Cherry The hardest part is when you're losing. You get down and start second-guessing yourself. It's not the physical part so much . . . it's the mental part. You find yourself drained when you come to the rink the day after a loss. You're not on the emotional high like you are when you're winning. -Tim Cheveldae It was tough to get better when you had so many telling you that you were better than you really were. -Jim Craig Confidence, that’s the key to goaltending. You got to feel like you’re going to stop the puck. You can’t be worried about letting in a goal, you have to be thinking about stopping the puck. – Brian Daccord The mental make up of a goaltender is more important than that of a positional player. -Brian Daccord The zone revolves around positive energy, self-confidence and composure. – Brian Daccord In the afternoons, I just mentally run through the game, visualize myself making the saves, patting the guys on the head after a victory . . . Hey, the mind is a powerful thing. And we don't tap into it enough. -Byron Dafoe I think at this level, everyone can play, but the guys who become great are the ones who are very strong-minded and mentally prepared for games. -Byron Dafoe To be a champion you've got to commit yourself off the ice as much as on it. - John Davidson Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie, the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not an opponent, not a quirk of size or style. Him. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all the symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accepts them, and puts them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots, his body quickly following. - Ken Dryden There are a few things all hockey parents desire for their kids: That they have fun, they learn about character and teamwork. And most important of all… That they don't want to play goalie. -James Duthie, TSN There's a different kind of mental toughness required of a goalie. - Joel Fish, director of the Center for Sports Psychology A goalie must have one overriding quality-- he must want to be a goalie. - Emile Francis Part of my warm-up routine includes an intensive stretch-it allows me to be nice and loose to prevent any muscle pulls." -Grant Fuhr You hear a lot of talk about the goalie who flops or goes down too much. The problem is not going down-it's returning to you feet too slowly. -Grant Fuhr Nobody understands the position who hasn't played it. Hockey is a team game, but for a goalie, it's more like an individual sport. - John Garrett The zone just doesn't come in and out, it's just something that you work and work and work. When it's time to play as well as you can, you just try to bring it. -J.S. Giguere In Biblical times, I stoned people to death. Now they are repaying me by hurling pucks at my head. - Giles Gratton There's nothing like it when you have made a great save or played a great game. The greatest feeling a goalie can have is to have played well and know you've really contributed to the cause when your team has won the game. - Jeff Hackett Every goalie will have some sort of mental meltdown at some point. It's going to hit you. It's just a matter of when. The key is learning to handle it. That often differentiates the great goalies from the ones who have less success. Goaltending is all mental. - Glen Hanlon I would just get hit with this feeling that I couldn't stop the puck. I could be in the middle of a great game, and I'd have really good thoughts, and all of a sudden another thought process would take over and then someone would shoot a puck from the blue line and I wouldn't be sure that I could stop it. - Glen Hanlon . . . As for my competitiveness, I think the day when there's not much difference for me between winning and losing is the day I'll probably say goodbye to the game. - Ron Hextall It's best to start stretching when you're young. There's never a limit, especially when your body is still growing. Once you've grown up, though, the room for improvement is very slight. -Arturs Irbe I never really thought I was gonna make it, even when I was in college. I was surprised the NHL scouts were looking at me because I had never been looked at before. Then, when I first got to the Blues I was the happiest kid in the world. I was excited, that's for sure. I'm still excited. This is the best job in the world. -Curtis Joseph As a goalie, if you try to think too much and overplay situations too much, you get yourself into trouble. I just want to go out there and react. I think the biggest thing for goaltenders is just to be confident and play big.- Olaf Kolzig Everybody should have that motivation to be the best at what they do. If I am or if I'm not, it's irrelevant what other people think; it's what I believe." - Olaf Kolzig I'm able to play as many minutes as I do because I take care of myself. I train hard in the summer and throughout the season, and I watch what I eat. The key is to have strong legs and a strong core, and to limit the groin and stomach injuries that a goalie usually faces. My advice to young goalies is not to overtrain. Your bodies are still growing and adjusting." -Olaf Kozig When you're losing, it's tougher to get into a groove. You're battling yourself; When you're losing, you find ways to lose instead of trying to find a way to win. You think too much and as a goalie when you start thinking, you're done. - Olaf Kolzig I always told everybody I never worked a day in my life because I couldn't wait for the next day to go to the rink, get on the ice, and practice. -Gilles Meloche Miller hasn't been afraid to seek out advice, a reason why he's worked with a sports psychologist for the past three years. (from an article about Ryan Miller)
Only a goalie can appreciate what a goalie goes through. - Jaques Plante What I like best about being a goaltender is the good challenge. You're on your own back there. You work for your team and you try to give them a chance to win and you put a lot of pressure on yourself. I always enjoy having the pressure. -Felix Potvin Great goalies all have one thing in common. Under pressure the puck doesn't go through them. Under pressure they continue to play up to their standards . . . the great ones don't self-destruct. They stay focused and in control of their game and their emotions. - Glenn "Chico" Resch You don't just, one day, cram for an exam, just like you don't, all of a sudden, just show up for the playoffs. It's one of those things where, if you're doing your homework, applying yourself in a big way and learning from your mistakes, you will improve and play great. -Mike Richter A goalie has to show he's confident to his teammates, as well as to himself. Patrick Roy For goaltenders everything is playing between your ears. If you can believe it, you can do it. If you're not confident when you start, it makes a difference. -Patrick Roy Any discussion on hockey goaltenders must begin with the assumption that they are about three sandwiches shy of a picnic. I can prove this. From the moment Primitive Man first lurched erect, he and those who came after him survived on the principle that when something hard and potentially painful comes at you at great velocity, you get the hell out of its path. Goalkeepers throw themselves into its path. I rest my case. - Jim Taylor, columnist It all depends when you let the bad goal in. If it's early in the first period, you say 'forget about it.' If that's the only goal you let in, there's a good chance you're going to win the game. If it's at end of the game, and you lose the game, then you try to bounce back the next game." -Jose Theodore There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending. - Vladislav Tretiak Until my very last game, I never considered my hockey education complete. -Vladislav Tretiak I don't think I'm any different from any other athlete. If you have confidence, you will play well. - Ron Tugnutt There's nothing better than winning. It's a great feeling when you win. . - Ron Tugnutt It's just different for every individual, but for goaltenders focus is the main part. Once you get on the ice, the main objective besides warming up and stretching is your mindset. You have to be able to react to whatever happens. as soon as you have one thought in your head before or while a guy is shooting, you're in trouble. So you've just got make sure you get out there clear-headed and focused.- Marty Turco I focus on the puck especially during delays. I also try to focus on one thought: who we are playing, or one player-something to keep the faith between me and my teammantes. -John Vanbiesbrouck I try not to overreact to the puck. You are going to make mistakes, but you try to limit them. In this game, half the battle is making the puck hit you. Actually, it could be the whole battle. - John Vanbiesbrouck To Get That Unfair Advantage Every Goalie Needs, Click Here Now |
