Top 10 Don Cherry Quotes!

Per Greatest Hockey Legends:

1. On Edmonton Oilers defenseman Randy Gregg, who also happened to be a doctor, missing a wide open net:

“How would you like that guy operating on you with those hands?”

2. On Ron MacLean’s puns:

“A million comedians starving to death and you’re trying to be one.”

3. On being pulled over by a motorcycle policeman:

“He was wearing a visor. I thought he was Russian.”

4. On the Boston Bruins:

“I love them so much I still wear their shorts.”

5. On who should have been the game’s three stars in a particularly bad game:

“No. 1 – the Zamboni driver. No. 2 – an usher. No 3. – a guy selling popcorn.”

6. On his love for his dog Blue:

“I’m the only guy in the world who turned down $15,000 because his dog wouldn’t fly.”

7. On lessons learned in life:

“Never forget a friend. And never forget an enemy.”

8. On his love of clothes:

“Even then (in the early days), I had the best suits and best shirts. I always looked sharp. The kids didn’t have shoes, but I always looked good.”

9. On the Canadian Football League:

“The best thing about this game, there’s no Russians or Swedes playing.”

10. On his real thoughts about immigrants to Canada:

“When I come into an airport at 2am, guess who takes my ticket? They work hard, and they’re alright in my book.”