T. J. Oshie Quotes

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T. J. Oshie

Profession : Hockey Player

Birth : December 23, 1986

Ever since I was a kid, my dad, he'd watch a lot of sports - really all sports. I just remember I'd watch for about five minutes and then I'd rather go outside and play, and play that sport.

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My mom told her dad, my grandpa Dexter, who she was dating and sure enough he was like 'Oh, one my best friends in the Navy was a Richard Oshie.' And she said, 'Yeah, that's his dad.'

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One thing you get from success is confidence. And confidence can go a long way for a young guy.

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It's always fun creating those little rivalries.

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From shift to shift, I just want to go out there and whatever the task is at hand, get the job done.

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Some little things are always going to nag me, but I've learned to deal with it.

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I always want to be the best team guy that I can be.

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I'm really just trying to do my job and make whatever difference I can.

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Whatever format it is, I think playoff hockey is still going to look a lot like playoff hockey and it is going to be exciting and it is going to be fast.

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When I play 'NHL '09,' I play as the Blues and my guy is just terrible. I feel embarrassed when he's out there. He's slow, every time he gets touched he falls down.

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I'm always smiling, I'm always messing around with the guys, but now there's a sense of business. There's a sense when I get to the rink, I'm coming in here and I'm going on the ice to win.

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My dream as a kid was always to win the Stanley Cup. There's nothing else like it and there's no better feeling that raising it above your head.

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Every year to me is the most I've wanted to win the Stanley Cup.

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I don't think you ever hope someone has a broken nose or a broken bone, but sometimes that's the way it goes.

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Just to have friends away from the rink and talk about things unrelated to hockey is awesome.

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People are going to get bored with my tweets and hit the 'unfollow' button.

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I've heard 'Oshie, Sochi,' and stuff like that.

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Heroes wear camo.

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My grandparents were in the military and so is a cousin of mine, and a close buddy, so when I heard the word 'hero,' it didn't really seem like what I am.

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Who doesn't like getting hat tricks?

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