Ed Belfour Quotes
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I always wanted to play professional hockey. Every hockey player's dream, no matter at what level or what age, is to play professionally. At first you don't know what it's all about, but you have that dream and you always work hard toward it. The older you get, the more you start dedicating yourself to the game.
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I think everybody has to be better, right from me out. Everybody has to step up their games for us to be successful here. I've been lucky to be on some good teams over the years and that's what it takes, everybody contributing night after night.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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It takes two guys on a team to do very well in the end and be successful.
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When people count me out, that gets me motivated.
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I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.
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My whole career I'm used to playing a lot of games.
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It's always discouraging when you don't have things go your way. They are frustrated just like the rest of us.
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I love proving people wrong.
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I just have a lot of respect for Terry and his family. He played without a mask, and his life was tragically ended. And it just means a lot to me to be up there with him and the other greats that have played that long.
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I'm trying to be among the elite night after night, year after year. I just want to be the best ... and I love winning.
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I'm still on the edge. It's just that I don't want to hurt the team by going over that edge. I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.
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There's an old saying that when it gets tough the tough get going. You have to work your way through these things.
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There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you.
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I have been dealing with back problems since 1995 when I was with the Blackhawks, and I've only missed part of one season because of it. That was last season in Toronto.
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I'm definitely one of the best. Always have been; always will be. I won't accept anything less.
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I simply don't accept losing well. I just feel whatever it takes to win, you have to do it.
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I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams.
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I'm not a pretty goalie and I don't ever want to be called one, to tell you the truth.
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The more noise, the higher I get.
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I hate to lose. Sometimes, I let my emotions get out of control.
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I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.
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Sometimes you can press a little bit and you're trying to do too much and you're trying too hard. You want to win so bad and you want to help the team so badly that you end up trying too much instead of letting the play come to you.
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I take it upon myself to get motivated. I know when I have a bad game. It's something I think about myself when it happens, and I don't need someone to tell me I didn't do this or didn't do that.
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Winning the Stanley Cup in '99 was a dream come true. I'll never forget it.
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One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.
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