Shooting from the Lip
Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2004
- Category
- Hockey, Sports, Quotations
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554074358
- Publish Date
- Aug 2008
- List Price
- $17.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552979143
- Publish Date
- Aug 2004
- List Price
- $17.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770854710
- Publish Date
- Sep 2014
- List Price
- $19.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
This edition is not currently available in bookstores. Check your local library or search for used copies at Abebooks.
Description
"We only speak two languages here, English and profanity."
- Pittsburgh Penguins coach on the many languages of his team
"I never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."
- Saku Koivu
"I'm not dirty, just aggressive. Fighter pilots have machine guns, I only have my mask and stick."
- Gerry Cheevers, Boston Goaltender
This book is a collection of 300 of the best wisecracks and pithy quotes from hockey players and coaches Covering fifty years of hockey, the speakers are identified by their team at the time the lines were spoken with colorful graphics and dramatic photographs of featured players and personalities.
Shooting from the Lip is organized into a wide range of topics including:
- Attitude
- Blow outs
- Coaching and fans
- Hockey hair
- Injuries and feuds
- Penalties and goons
- Taking shots
- Veterans
- Winning and losing.
Whether consumed in random nibbles or devoured in one sitting, Shooting from the Lip will entertain hockey fans of all ages.
About the author
Chris McDonell is the author of many books about sports and hockey including For the Love of Hockey, Hockey All-Stars, Hockey's Greatest Stars and The Game I'll Never Forget
Editorial Reviews
Colorful, compact collection... fully illustrated and funny... difficult to put down. Great stocking stuffer.
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