St. Patrick's fire still burns
Mar 19, 2004 6:21:48 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Mar 19, 2004 6:21:48 GMT -5
But when Roy is asked about the reputedly arrogant words and gestures that made him a player opponents loved to hate, he suddenly sits bolt upright, his eyes flashing with the fearful intensity that helped make him, arguably, the greatest goaltender in hockey history.
"I think we should read the meaning of arrogant in the dictionary," Roy said acidly. "I see myself more as a fighter, a guy with passion. I love the game of hockey and, in the position I played, I didn't have the right to show any weakness.
"As a goalie, if you show weakness to your teammates, they're gonna be nervous, they're gonna be afraid of the next shot on the net, they're gonna change their game. My job was to show them that I was accountable for every game in which I was involved.
"The last thing my teammates had to worry about was that I was ready to play. They knew they could count on me every night."
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"I think we should read the meaning of arrogant in the dictionary," Roy said acidly. "I see myself more as a fighter, a guy with passion. I love the game of hockey and, in the position I played, I didn't have the right to show any weakness.
"As a goalie, if you show weakness to your teammates, they're gonna be nervous, they're gonna be afraid of the next shot on the net, they're gonna change their game. My job was to show them that I was accountable for every game in which I was involved.
"The last thing my teammates had to worry about was that I was ready to play. They knew they could count on me every night."
- article
