Top 44 Hilary Knight Quotes

I think having a strong female figure in my mom as an in-house role model was huge and really motivated me to continue to pursue my passion and my dreams.

Social media is huge. You can give people a behind-the-scenes look at your life.

The songs that are on my playlist find themselves there because I can identify with the lyrics, or they have some magical transformative power in the beat.

I’m trying to change up the pace in which I approach life so I’m not always go, go, go.

I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating faster, I was attracted to the speed and dynamics of hockey. I never looked back!

Going into a locker room that’s not even yours to begin with is certainly like you’re entering the lion’s den.

I’m able to be able to achieve certain things that others aren’t – whether it’s a reaction time or the idea of a coffee that’s about to be spilled and I’m able to grab it before anyone else or whatever it is.

When I graduated from the University of Wisconsin, I was highly encouraged to move to Boston to train as a hopeful for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. I remember packing up my car, traveling out here to live with other teammates and share an apartment.

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It’s the most magical moment of your career.

I remember coming out of college thinking, ‘OK, I’m gonna get an agent, and I’m gonna make money. I’m gonna make millions of dollars.’ And that never happened.

I think the biggest thing is people forget that we’re these crazy athletes with these athlete bodies and stuff, but it’s just important to feed the other side of it, and if there’s a piece of cake there, have the piece of cake. You earned it. You only live once.

My favorite country that I have visited would have to be Sweden. I’m such a sucker for the Swedish culture, and I learned Swedish in college, so I like to try and navigate my way around.

Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today.

I love cheeseburgers; I love fries, cheese curds, the list goes on.

Just having the hunger to continue to learn motivates me.

Growing up, and the way that the media portrays, you’re supposed to look a certain way. Muscles aren’t beautiful. Muscles aren’t feminine.

My mantra is, ‘Dare to be…’ I leave it open-ended, because depending on the mood, the weather, the day, you might need a different power word. Having a power word can help steer you in the right direction, especially when things aren’t going your way.

Equality should be a thing we don’t even have to talk about anymore.

Whenever you go into a game, you want to win, and you want to come out victorious in any way.

I wear yoga pants and get to work out all the time – it’s my job. I feel a little bit different when I go into what I call ‘the real world.’ It’s cool to be able to train as a full-time job, and it’s something that I love and will continue to try to make work for the next however-many years.

My two earliest memories – earning little buttons on our skates when we learned how to skate from one end of the ice to the other and when I first lifted the puck.

Women in general, we tend to shrink ourselves and not have as much confidence as we should in presenting ourselves and our body types. It’s OK to be fit and healthy and comfortable within your body, whatever frame you have.

Whenever you get Brianna Decker on the ice, and Emily Field and Amanda Pelkey, people are just going to go fast and push the pace.

People don’t know how fantastic women’s ice hockey is. People don’t know how fantastic hockey is in general.

I have to eat a lot more in the summer because I’m burning more calories.

The most valuable advice I can give is plan for your success. Write down your ideal goal, creating checkpoints for yourself along the way that align with the end goal. Set up rewards for achieving both little victories and big ones.

I think you are a product of the environment you surround yourself in, and everything you’ve experienced is a part of you and the fabric you are in.

I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play hockey, especially when there weren’t equal opportunities as there are now. But at times, it was challenging.

Each person on a team has a responsibility and a role, and knowing the value of each individual and what they bring to the table is something very special and unique.

Girls are breaking barriers and boundaries every day in everything from sports and science to business and the creative arts.

It’s a great culture to be a part of: there are hockey players all over the world. It has taken me to an education, getting an education at Wisconsin. I’ve been able to travel the world.

When I was 5 years old, I told my grandmother I was going to play hockey in the Olympics. Fifteen years later, I competed in my first Olympics.

I’ve always been sensitive to the phrase ‘like a girl,’ especially when I was growing up and was told I couldn’t play with the boys. It really resonated with me. I was so inspired by the first #LikeAGirl video, and I wanted to be a part of such a powerful message.

I think my role on a team is I love to put the puck in the back of the net. If that opportunity presents itself, and it happens for me, I get really excited.

Both of my parents have loved and supported me from my very first strides.

‘Playing like a girl’ was used as a demeaning term instead of an empowering one. I am proud to be a girl and rocking the ice.

I would like to go back to school, potentially.

At first, I felt like I was put into this box because I played hockey. I thought that I was viewed a certain way, and I shouldn’t wear certain clothes. Finally, I stepped aside and said, ‘That’s someone else’s creation of me. I can be feminine and be strong.’

Everything I do is for a gold medal for this country.

I love my fans.

Cheat meals? I love cheat meals.

Now I can give back and be a role model and an advocate for women in sport.

I don’t think any game means less than the other ones. You always want to win.

The cool thing about a start-up – this is sort of the entrepreneur side of me – is that you can make it grow as much as you can. Or you can squander the talent as much as you want. But it’s up to you.