39 Quotes by Ted Lindsay

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    With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension benefits and a larger share Of television revenue.

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    Unfortunately, we never won the suit and the union was disbanded the following year after the owners pressured numerous star players.

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    You didn't skate out and line up at the blue line like they do now. You didn't wave to the crowd. That's marketing. We didn't do that kind of thing.

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    The next night, you put the uniform on the same way and it doesn't click and the game takes you from high in the sky and levels you out.

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    The home opener that year was the game I'll never forget. When I skated out for the game, I got the biggest ovation I had ever heard.

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    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.

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

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