Top 55 Joe Thornton Quotes

Me, I like to pass.

As a young player, you really don’t know if players look up to you, and maybe you’re not sure how to be in the locker room.

Hey, I love seeing the smiles of my teammates when they score.

You get a rib injury and it hurts to breathe. If you sneeze, you think you’re gonna die.

Whenever you put on the Canadian jersey, it’s an honor and it would be a huge honor to represent us at the Olympics.

There are a lot of good teams that don’t make the postseason.

As I get older, I think there’s going to be more pressure on me, and there should be.

Boston is the first major city I ever lived in. I spent eight great years there and I grew up there. I wouldn’t change it for anything.

I like winning games.

I hate slow drivers and slow golfers.

The wife is the best cook, so I’ve been leaving the cooking to her.

Sure, I’d like to play until I’m 40 and even maybe a bit older.

I’ve been playing hockey games since the Sega Genesis way back when.

I think to get first in your division you’ve got to have a lot of depth, a lot of character, a lot of skill, a lot of competitiveness.

Hockey is definitely a huge sport in Boston.

It’s one of those things that when you hear about the games played by Gordie Howe, you think it’s one of those things that’s untouchable. He was part of the League for so long. You wouldn’t have dreamed of anybody touching that milestone. So when you’re beating one of Mr. Hockey’s records, it’s impressive.

Every day, just enjoy it. It goes by so fast. But put the work in and you’ll be rewarded.

Growing up close to Detroit, my brother is a huge Red Wing fan, my dad was a huge Gordie fan.

I wake up every morning and say, ‘I get to go play hockey.’ It really is that cool for me.

I like my body. There’s nothing great about it, but I’m stuck with it and I don’t mind it.

I don’t know how many years I can play, but I want to retire as a Shark.

You need somebody to be firm with you and hard on you and watch you progress.

Everybody in Canada watches it, everybody in Canada talks about it. Obviously, the NHL is not going on, so when you have an Olympics, the entire focus is on the Canadian team.

I don’t think there’s any less on the line in the Olympics than there is any other time.

I always take a shower before I play just to kind of wake up. Then I stretch.

To have the luxury of passing to two goal-scorers is something I enjoy. You look forward to coming to the rink because you know you’ve got two finishers on your line.

I put more pressure on me than anyone else in Boston or on Team Canada.

I’ve played with a lot of good goal scorers in my career and a lot of good players.

Nothing comes easy in life.

I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel, I’m just coming out and playing my game.

I’m comfortable with my shirt off.

Just the city of Stockholm was really, really nice. Walking around the city was pretty cool.

Every line expects to do big things when they’re on the ice.

With a team that’s tight, that’s close, we enjoy playing for each other. And it’s going to find success.

I’m just really passionate about the game of hockey. It’s all I know and I love it.

I don’t have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of that stuff.

I really do enjoy coming to the rink and working hard, putting the time in as you need when you get older. But the ultimate thing is you want to win the Stanley Cup.

I want to be captain.

I see myself as a Shark.

You go out and play hard, no matter what.

I’ve been a hockey fan since ’84, probably.

I was a shy kid and really didn’t know how to express myself.

It’s fun playing against world-class players. It makes you compete harder.

The shootout after overtime is a great idea, so nobody goes home with a tie.

Found out I’m actually a pretty good teacher.

I know I’m a great player.

I like practicing every day, you get better by practicing.

I thought I was going to be a Bruin my whole career, so it was really tough to leave. But you just have to pick up and move on, and I’ve done that.

I’ve been with Team Canada for a lot of World Cups and World Championships, and to be part of an Olympic team would be a huge thrill for me.

Really, who thinks of living in California as a Canadian kid? You just don’t. Now when I go home to Canada to play a game, I am like, ‘This weather here sucks.’ I used to love it as a kid, but now it’s like, ‘Wow let’s get back to California now.’

Leadership comes a little bit easier with age.

If you asked me in my first year would I ever get to my 1,000th game – I thought just getting to 100 would be amazing.

I feel the sky is the limit for myself.

Obviously, being a hockey fan, I always bought all of the hockey games, so that makes this ‘NHL 2K7’ cover even more special to me.

I care deeply for Patty. He has the biggest heart and an infectious laugh when he laughs. He has a great sense of humor. You just hope that you’re allowed to have a friend like Patrick Marleau because it really is special.