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"Well, pioneers always suffer. I don't care who is the first to embark upon things. For instance, settlers that settled the West, Western Canada and the U.S... they went though hell doing it, but it had to be done."
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"(Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free from admirers then."
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"Writing a sincere narrative account of personal adversities and misfortunes is one way to become acquainted with the rifts of a person's inmost self, the smothered pieces of want that lie separate and undetected amid the customs, habits, vices, and tedium that encases us in the hubbub of daily living."
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"To fall down is to face the weakness of my humanity, test the mettle of my character, and push the limits of my strength. Therefore, falling down will tell me who I am far more clearly than most things I might learn when I'm standing up."
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"For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy."
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"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are."
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"Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her."
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"There is no education like adversity."
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"Thank you adversity. Oh, how we stretch and grow in the shadows of darkness just to reach the light."
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"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."
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"Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional."
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"I hope I can do a better job than Mr. Bettman."
Hope
"Well, pioneers always suffer. I don't care who is the first to embark upon things. For instance, settlers that settled the West, Western Canada and the U.S... they went though hell doing it, but it had to be done."
Adversity
"Well, Brett was a pretty laid back kid and I think all the pressure was heaped upon my eldest boy, Bobby."
Pressure
"Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment."
Time
"If I was to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing."
Change
"You might say I was a little bit more outspoken... I spoke my mind."
Mind
"All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching."
Life
"My job is to suggest and ratify and use any expertise that I might have gained over the 23 years in professional hockey to make our game a better game."
Creativity
"Then to have Brett come along and follow in the footsteps, it's so gratifying. I get as much enjoyment out of watching Brett play as I did of entertaining people myself."
People
"What makes it all worthwhile is we just play for the sheer enjoyment of entertaining people and... make our families and the team we played on and the people watching, proud of what we did."
People
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