Shooting from the Lip: Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips
An all-star collection of wise, sarcastic and hilarious quotes.\ Shooting from the Lip is full of the off-the-cuff comments that keep millions of fans not only watching games, but also avidly reading the sports pages. They're fresh, they're frank, and they're all about hockey. For example:\ \ You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. (Center Wayne Gretzky)\ I was kind of hoping it would straighten it out. (Center Rod Brind'Amour, after suffering his fourth broken nose)\ I'm not dirty,...
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A collection of 300 of the best wisecracks and quotes from hockey players and coaches made over the past 50 years. Speakers, the time and their team are identified and dramatic color photos of featured players are included.
Introduction 9Attitude 12Best You Can Be 16Blowouts 20Blood Relations 22Bods 26Brain Drain 28Coaching 30Diving 36Do the Math 40The Dressing Room 42Drinking 44Dry Spells 46Either Way 48The Fans 52Father Time 56Fighting 58Getting Dirty 62Goalies 64The Golden Brett 68Goons 70Grapes 72Great Comebacks 74The Great One 76Hair 78Hatred 82Head Cases 84Hockey Dads 86Hockey Is 88The Holy Grail 90Humble Pie 92Injuries 94Jagr 98The Language Barrier 100Losing 102Magnificent Mario 104Mess 106Metaphorically Speaking 108Milestones 112Mom Knows Best 114Money 116Number Four 118Penalties 122Referees 124Rookies 128The Russians are Coming 130Say What? 132Singing the Blues 138Size Matters 140Stickwork 144Suits 146Taking Shots 148Teeth 152Thanks for Sharing 154Tools of the Trade 156Trades 162Veterans 164What's in a Name? 166Winning 170Index 174
\ Hockey News - Rudy Mezzetta\ [Review of earlier edition:] Fully illustrated and funny... difficult to put down. Great stocking stuffer.\ \ \ \ \ \ HockyBookReviews.com - Joe Pelletier\ This is a fun book, sure to have even non-hockey fans chuckling.\ \ \
