Sidney Crosby quotes

Sidney Crosby is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, widely regarded as one of the best of his generation. Captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has led the team to multiple Stanley Cup victories. He continues to inspire hockey fans around the world with his skill, leadership, and dedication to the sport. Here are 24 of his quotes:

I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling. (Sidney Crosby)
I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well. View quote
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Whether you're trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, I've always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether it's as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that. View quote
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People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way. View quote
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I don't have one favourite band. I like everything. View quote
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I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous. View quote
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The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff. View quote
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I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself. View quote
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I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential. View quote
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I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept. View quote
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I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do. (Sidney Crosby)
The more you hesitate in a game, the more your chance of getting hit. Your focus isn't there. When you hesitate, usually you're in trouble. View quote
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Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much. View quote
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It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey. View quote
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Individual honors and scoring championships are great, but my No. 1 goal is to win the Stanley Cup. View quote
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It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important. View quote
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Breakaway goals are fun. View quote
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I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs. View quote
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There's no doubt I'm emotional. View quote
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For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five. View quote
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Challenging someone is good. You need to do it. Sometimes they don't even realize you're doing it, like when you joke with a goalie, 'What's wrong today? You losing it?' (Sidney Crosby)
It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up. View quote
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For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do. View quote
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I'm most comfortable definitely when I'm on the ice. I love to play. It's something that I just love to do. View quote
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Photo: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Canadian Athlete
Born: August 7, 1987
Quotes count: 24