Ted Lindsay Quotes

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Looking back, I've never had one regret.

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

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.

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

Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.

I love people and I love to be around people.

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

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

Together, we’ll beat autism.

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