Bob Hartley Quotes
The beauty of coaching is that you are working with human beings. I feel very comfortable with my staff that we can make a difference, that we can make a difference on the ice.
I wish that we could tumble them in the dryer for 30 minutes and get them to shrink, but that won't happen.
I have always felt very fortunate to be have good people. You know, talent will carry you for so far but the values of the people around that should make the difference.
Sometimes you have to go outside your boundaries. You have to jump over that fence, but I always felt very comfortable (in my jobs) because I worked with some good people.
Personally I don't believe in standing on the ice, or jamming the blueline, waiting. I have always told my players that hockey has to be played on your toes.
I have always trusted my instincts, I took some bold decisions in my life.....many people may say they were crazy risks.
Books were not looked upon as things unobtainable due to economic circumstances or class status. My grandfather stole an entire set of Dicken's from the local library.