Gary Roberts Quotes (40 Quotes)

Tampa is the team we have to focus on. They're a great team and they are not going to give us anything. We have a day off Sunday an we'll recharge the batteries for a big game Monday night.

It's very tough, believe me. People say, 'Oh, you're getting paid big bucks, you just need to go play.' But you don't understand this team has been on an emotional high for the last month.

You have an organization running an entire industry that is totally dependent upon one event in one men's sport.

It has definitely been longer than I thought it would be. But I've got to make sure I come back for a long time and not one or two games.

We started our careers together and we wanted to finish our careers together. And going to Florida gives us that opportunity.

There were three world champions during the 1990s that came from America. The U.S. riders do very well in Europe and there's probably as many followers of Fast Fridays outside of this country than there are in this country.

It would be nice of their manager Tommy Taylor to ring us rather than go to the media, especially when it is a contracted player. Tommy should know better.

We're different guys, for sure. I'm a little more bullheaded, probably, and have to be because of the style of game I play. My game's a little different than Joe's. Joe is a real good face-off man and a good shot. Me, I spend a little more time in the traffic banging bodies and creating a little bit of havoc.

Teams are hesitant to compare one player's behavior with that of every other player on the team. That would just be a fiasco in terms of the team, all that dirty laundry aired.

We were looking at the camp roster during our (team) meeting (the other) night, Joe and I, and I didn't see many guys (born) in the 1960s. There were some '80s, some '85s. You realize how much older you are, but we're definitely excited to be here and be part of this team.

I appreciate it a lot more than the last time I was here. After what I've been through with my injuries, I feel very fortunate to get this opportunity.

We will just be trying to win so that we increase the gap between us and them. I thought Eastbourne bought well in the summer and I don't expect them to be languishing where they are for too long.

It's something I'm not used to, for sure, it's a different feeling. There's no doubt it's been tough. Hopefully next year when we're fighting for a better position in the standings, we'll think about how we felt the last few weeks and that will encourage

Having two more games against Tampa, that's the team we're going to have to focus on. Just worry about our wins, our games, and see what we get.

We wished it would have been a more meaningful game. We were looking at that game a long time ago wondering if it would mean something. Now it looks like it's going to mean ninth, 10th, 11th place, unfortunately.

The puck drops, you got to play your game. It's still tough playing against your buddies, guys that you went to war with those years here in Toronto. It was a tough game for me to play. I'm happy it's over. I'm not happy we lost.

We'll take a little extra time this time around to make sure it's 100 percent.

We have great support in town and the union boys are right behind us as well. We get on real well with them. They come to the games and celebrate with us.

It happened pretty quickly. We're sitting up here for a hockey game and they're going through a hurricane. If we'd known ahead of time it was going to be that bad we'd have tried to get everybody out of there.

It was a very stressful time for all of us. We were sitting up here in Pittsburgh for a hockey game, and they were going through a hurricane.

I saw that down here about three days ago and I thought it must be Ithaca, New York (where Nieuwendyk attended Cornell). It must be the granolas in Ithaca that have made him that way.

They have both been excellent for us since Christmas. They give us an extra dimension and make us a really dangerous counter-attacking side.

I think the smartest thing they've done is invest in youth speedway. They run the youth races every week. They've helped the kids, encouraged the kids and they've made a big deal out of it. Now there's about a dozen Division I riders that have gone through that youth program.

I gave Dale permission to speak to them because it was an opportunity for him to go full-time, but the offer Grays made was totally unacceptable to us. From our point of view, they were trying to pinch him on extremely cheap terms.

It's really fun to be back out playing again. It's been a long layoff for everybody. Old or young, I think it's real exciting for everybody to get back and get back in that routine of being a hockey player.

It's the number one track in the country, undoubtedly. Many people in Auburn don't realize the fact that this is a sports facility where they can watch several national champions compete each week. Fast Fridays is a major track for this sport. I send out results each week to people from all over the world.

I've got a lot of good buddies (with the Leafs) and they treated me really well, so I've got nothing bad to say about the (Toronto) organization. I really enjoyed my time, it was a special place to play. I'm sorry that I'm not there, but we're real excited about the new challenge here.

Teams don't like to invoke those clauses. The only effort at that in my modern memory was shot down on a fairly technical procedural basis.

This was fun no doubt about it. We haven't had too many nights like this.

We're not used to playing that way, most of us. It's going to take some time.

It was just an unfortunate accident. I've never had a knee injury, so I'm not really sure how long (I'll be out) or how bad it is.

If he sees a little turtle walking across the street, he'll stop in the middle of the road, get out, pick the turtle up and help it across the road,

It's the last undeveloped westerly piece in Plymouth Township. Even with the tax breaks, we've been putting land back on the tax rolls.

I just know we're ecstatic about the opportunity to come down with probably a younger group of guys than we had in Toronto and a great goaltender in Luongo. We feel we can make an impact and make the Florida Panthers a better hockey team.

It's been a long time (since) even a competitive practice for me. It's good to get the rust off.

Not a big screamer, spoke when he knew he needed to. It's one of those things where when you're heard too often, people stop listening.

I know the way I have to play to be successful. I'll try not to take too many dumb ones, but I have to play on the edge a little bit to be successful.

The most important part of your trade is your skates, ... If you're skates don't feel good then you're in absolute trouble.

It's consistent with the Clemmons Area Development Guide and the development pattern that has taken place out there.

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