Brad Marchand Quotes

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Brad Marchand

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 11, 1988

I feel very fortunate.

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We rush through this career and it ends abruptly for the most part.

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I just remember I'd snap over little things when I was younger a lot. It was more just trying to control yourself in certain situations and learn how to harness that anger.

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I've won midget championships, a junior-league title, two World Junior Championships and some other minor-hockey championships, but I don't think teams win because I'm on them.

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It's tough being a small player. You don't want to be known as a guy who goes into the corner and loses 50 percent of the battles.

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When you react to things, that's when you get into trouble and it's tough to completely control a split-second reaction.

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I'm in the NHL and I'll take whatever reputation I can to get here and to stay here.

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My dad's always been a coach and one of my coaches.

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I don't bite the hand that feeds me. I'm a little smarter than that.

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There are a lot of things people want to look at, pick apart my game, but if you could put any of them in my position, to do anything to make their dream come true... I'm pretty damn sure they'd do it, too.

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I'm not always a rat. Sometimes it just comes out.

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We want to be better players than we do a pest, but you have to find something to do coming into the League.

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Obviously a little easier playing at home.

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I'm not great at trying new things.

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There's so much to benefit from being able to control your mind in certain situations and it just keeps you even-keel all the time when things are going well and when they're not. That's one thing that I've always had a bit of a tough time doing. When I get up, I get excited. When I'm down, I get pretty frustrated.

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The leadership group I had to follow is very easy to walk in their footsteps and try to be like them. You try and set that same example for the guys coming up.

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When you're out there and you see how excited the kids get to talk to you and how much they enjoy watching us play, it's really touching and I think we all appreciate what we do so much more when you see the excitement that you bring; especially with the kids.

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I remember all the way back to atom, when I would be doing things I shouldn't be doing. It is just how I was. It just gets me involved in the game.

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When your team does well and you're winning then everyone has success from that. You see that with all Cup-winning teams. Those guys end up having long careers.

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I have been a Bruin since the start of my pro career and there is no place I would rather play.

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