Quotes by Jaromir Jagr

“My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world.”

“Most people have friends, but no money. I have the opposite. I dont have a chance to talk to my real friends, the ones Ive had since I was five years old. Sometimes I wish I could bring Czechoslovakia to America. Then I would be the happiest guy in the world.”

“Everybody says your health is the most important thing, and hes a perfect example. If he would have been healthy, he would break a lot of records. Maybe not all of them, but Im pretty sure a lot of them. He was the best player Ive ever seen. He was the most gifted at everything - size, strength, skill, how smart he was. There is no other player like him.”

“You have to make sure you score at home because on the road you dont see many hats. Thats a tradition, thats the way it is. I dont ask why or when this started.”

“Well it doesnt matter how I feel. Sometimes its a matter of luck. Sometimes you have so many chances and you cant score and other times you feel like every shot is going to go in. Thats the way I have felt the last couple games.”

“I know him, and hes a big part of our hockey club and its going to be a big challenge.”

“What can they tell us? They cannot give you any strong medicine because they drug test you and when you play its not easy. As long as I can go a little bit, Im going to play. If I know 100 percent I wouldnt get better, I wouldnt play.”

“I dont want to talk about any goals. My goal was to make the playoffs before the season. And Ive been in many playoffs and you just never know.”

“Nothing happened. The coach put me out there for the last 20 seconds, but I didnt even try. I just stood there. Thats not what we wanted to do, embarrass the team.”

“It is awfully exhausting and devastating. This is sport and sometimes it simply does not work.”

Dont forget, Im 39. I didnt come here just for the money to impress myself. Im not saying I am going to be dominating. Im not saying Im going to be good. But I can promise you I will do all the right things to play.

Its tough in the NHL you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.