Curtis Joseph Quotes

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Curtis Joseph

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 29, 1967

They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.

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You change your mind-set, and as long as you've got a good mind-set, you'll know everything is good.

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A happy player is a good player, I think.

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Leaf fans loyalty is unshakeable. The fans keep coming back and it hurts, I have been there. I have lost in game six to go to the finals with the Maple Leafs, against Carolina and what a great final that would have been.

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Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.

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I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.

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Like most parents, I want everything for my kids that I didn't have. But I don't intend to spoil them. I just enjoy everything that comes naturally with parenthood.

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I cry at movies.

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Hopefully, my teammates will say that I was important and that I gave it everything and I didn't leave anything to chance my whole career. To be mentioned as Hall-worthy is a great thing.

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I love my hockey, but if you can do that and go home and just be a dad and husband, then you have the best of both worlds.

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I don't think I'd change the path that's got me where I am today.

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Wins are the most important measure for goalies, I think. Certainly it's a great accomplishment.

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No matter how many years you play, it's always something new and exciting. It's sports, you never know what may happen.

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Anytime you've played in a place and you get a win against your old team, it feels good.

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Any time you're mentioned in the same breath as Tony Esposito, for whatever reason, it's a great honor. He's one of my idols. He's one of the greatest of all time.

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There's no way I would have thought I would have had the career that I did and the longevity. Absolutely no idea.

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I'm usually a patient guy anyway.

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I'm so busy right now, it's the beginning of the hockey season for my kids.

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The lack of sweat to get a win is probably a record for me.

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Sometimes you're only human and you learn.

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