9 Quotes by Jean Beliveau

There is no doubt we are losing a great man. In whatever he did, his heart was in the game.

He was a fine referee, but what I am going to remember most is that he was a great human being. He did a tremendous job on the ice, but what he did after he hung up his skates was amazing. He never refused to help an organization. And then there was the many thousands of speeches he made, not only in Montreal and in Quebec, but all across Canada.

Dickie was a key component of the five consecutive Stanley Cups we won.

Another year he had a shoulder problem. Those who were there will remember him skating towards the bench and having the trainer replace the shoulder that had come out of its socket. Both of them loved this game. The team record was more important to them than their personal record.

You need players like them to win the Stanley Cup and they certainly deserve this great honor. They earned it through their hard work. I think both of them were great, great team players so I had the good fortune to play with both of them.

Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.

I believe Bobby Orr had the greatest impact of any player to come along in my lifetime. He earned his place in hockey history by single handedly changing the game from the style played in my day. In my mind there can be no greater legacy.

Talent is a gift, but you can only succeed with hard work;

Talent is a gift, but you can only succeed with hard work;.