Ted Lindsay Quotes

I liked playing in Chicago, and I gave them everything I had, but I knew in my heart I was a Red Wing.

They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.

I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.

A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.

What you had at the time was a dictatorship with the team owners.

I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

I always believed if you take care of your body it will take care of you

I love people and I love to be around people.

At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.

Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.

Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.

When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years.

Together, we’ll beat autism.

By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.

It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing.

My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.

My first season Butch Bouchard accidentally sent me to the hospital for three days with a concussion, but I never backed away from Butch or anyone else after I came back.

Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.