Adam Oates Quotes

I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me.

I was a punk. I think that's why I'm such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then.

Even the superstars need to be coached once in awhile.

I grew up trying to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, not Team Canada. Didn't even know it existed.

Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.

I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.

You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.