Shooting from the Lip: Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips

An all-star collection of wise, sarcastic and hilarious quotes. "Shooting from the Lip" is full of the off-the-cuff comments that keep millions of fans not only watching games, but also avidly reading the sports pages. They're fresh, they're frank, and they're all about hockey. For example: You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. (Center Wayne Gretzky); I was kind of hoping it would straighten it out. (Center Rod Brind'Amour, after suffering his fourth broken nose); I'm not dirty, just aggressive. Fighter pilots have machine guns. I have only my mask and stick. (Goalie Gerry Cheevers); I don't want to tell you half truths, unless they're completely accurate. (Coach Alain Vigneault). There are 300-plus quotes representing 50 years of hockey, further enlivened with colorful graphics and photographs of the featured players, coaches and other personalities. The book is organized into a wide range of topics,...