Jacques Plante Quotes
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If you jump out of a plane without a parachute, does that make you brave? No, I think that makes you stupid. I will never play without the mask again.
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Hockey is an art. It requires speed, precision, and strength like other sports, but it also demands an extraordinary intelligence to develop a logical sequence of movements, a technique which is smooth, graceful and in rhythm with the rest of the game.
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Playing goal is like being shot at.
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Only a goalie can appreciate what a goalie goes through.
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How would you like it if, at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?
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How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?
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Jacques Plante
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- Born: January 17, 1929
- Died: February 27, 1986
- Occupation: Ice hockey player