Top 100 Best famous hockey quotes

Here are 100 of the best famous hockey quotes from players, coaches, and other notable figures in the sport:

Classic Quotes

1. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
2. “Great moments are born from great opportunities.” – Herb Brooks
3. “Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be.” – Mario Lemieux
4. “The hardest thing about hockey is not the physical part. It’s the mental part.” – Unknown
5. “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” – Wayne Gretzky
6. “The only thing better than a big win is winning the next game.” – Unknown
7. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
8. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno
9. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé
10. “Hockey is the original extreme sport.” – Tom Ward

Inspirational Quotes

11. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi
12. “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
13. “The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.” – Vince Lombardi
14. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno
15. “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
16. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Unknown
17. “The true measure of a man is how he handles adversity.” – Lou Holtz
18. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
19. “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
20. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

Quotes on Teamwork and Leadership

21. “The name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back.” – Herb Brooks
22. “Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.” – Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
23. “There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is a ‘win’.” – Michael Jordan
24. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
25. “A leader’s job is to make the players think they are better than they are. Then they will play better than they think they are.” – Unknown
26. “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ‘me’ for the ‘we’.” – Phil Jackson
27. “There is no ‘I’ in team, but there are two ‘I’s in winning.” – Unknown
28. “The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.” – Dave Debusschere
29. “Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
30. “The greatest leaders are those who empower others to be their best.” – Unknown

Quotes from Hockey Legends

31. “Some people skate to the puck. I skate to where the puck is going to be.” – Wayne Gretzky
32. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams
33. “No one is bigger than the game of hockey.” – Bobby Orr
34. “The highest compliment you can pay a coach is to say his team plays hard.” – Tom Izzo
35. “Hockey is the greatest game on Earth.” – Wayne Gretzky
36. “I’m not naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I’ve gotten in hockey I’ve worked for.” – Wayne Gretzky
37. “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi
38. “The name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back.” – Herb Brooks
39. “Play every game as if it is your last one.” – Guy Lafleur
40. “You have to be tough, not just physically, but mentally.” – Unknown

Quotes on Overcoming Challenges

41. “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
42. “You have to be willing to do the things that others aren’t.” – Unknown
43. “Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.” – Dan Reeves
44. “The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
45. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” – Henry Ford
46. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Unknown
47. “A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” – Serena Williams
48. “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
49. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
50. “You can’t let success go to your head or failure go to your heart.” – Unknown

Quotes on Hard Work and Dedication

51. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
52. “Hockey players are made in the offseason.” – Unknown
53. “It’s not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it’s what you put into the practice.” – Eric Lindros
54. “The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown
55. “You have to earn it. You can’t just show up expecting to win.” – Tom Brady
56. “There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory.” – Unknown
57. “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.” – Larry Bird
58. “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” – Gary Player
59. “Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient. Your time will come.” – Unknown
60. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

Quotes on Winning and Success

61. “Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.” – Vince Lombardi
62. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi
63. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
64. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Vince Lombardi
65. “Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.” – Bill Bowerman
66. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi
67. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pelé
68. “Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.” – John Wooden
69. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno
70. “You don’t have to be the best, just better than you were yesterday.” – Unknown

Quotes on Passion and Love for Hockey

71. “Hockey isn’t just a sport; it’s a passion that never fades.” – Unknown
72. “The love for the game keeps you coming back for more.” – Unknown
73. “Passion fuels your drive, and drive gets you to the goal.” – Unknown
74. “When you love the game, it shows in every shift, every shot, and every stride.” – Unknown
75. “Hockey players do it for the love of the game.” – Unknown
76. “The game you love is worth every drop of sweat.” – Unknown
77. “The love for the game makes every sacrifice worth it.” – Unknown
78. “Hockey is not just a game, it’s a way of life.” – Unknown
79. “Hockey is in our blood, and blood doesn’t freeze.” – Unknown
80. “The thrill of the game never gets old.” – Unknown

Quotes from Coaches and Experts

81. “The coach is the one who sees the potential in every player.” – Unknown
82. “Coaching is about getting players to reach their full potential.” – Unknown
83. “A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.” – Unknown
84. “The best coaches are those who inspire players to be better than they thought possible.” – Unknown
85. “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” – John Wooden
86. “Coaching is not just about strategy; it’s about building trust and confidence.” – Unknown
87. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
88. “Good coaches are like great teachers; they make the complex seem simple.” – Unknown
89. “The best coaches make the players believe in themselves and their abilities.” – Unknown
90. “A great coach is someone who can turn potential into performance.” – Unknown

Miscellaneous Motivational Quotes

91. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser
92. “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently.” – Unknown
93. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
94. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
95. “Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan
96. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
97. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
98. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
99. “You have to be willing to do the things that others aren’t.” – Unknown
100. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

These quotes encompass various aspects of hockey, from personal motivation to team spirit and the essence of the game itself.