Ted Lindsay Quotes

Ted Lindsay — Canadian Athlete born on July 29, 1925,

Robert Blake Theodore “Terrible Ted" Lindsay is a former professional ice hockey player, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He scored over 800 points in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, and won the Stanley Cup four times. Often referred to as "Terrible Ted", Lindsay helped to organize the National Hockey League Players' Association in the late 1950s, an action which led to his trade to Chicago... (wikipedia)

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

A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.

Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.

But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.

My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.

Ted Lindsay Quotes

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