I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity.
In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs.
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.
I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.
I grew up playing every sport.
We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your National Championship, of course, everybody in America is rooting for an American.
Sport must be accessible to working class youth.
Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.
Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.
Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.
For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.
In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.
All sports for all people.
A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.
In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.
The more violent the body contact of the sports you watch, the lower the class.
It's not only hockey, it's every sport. You know, it's a big event.
At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I...
If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some NFL club owners have talked about adding a feature or two. The NFL went for the two-point conversion. Professi...
Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be.
It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.
