Famous Carey Price Quotes: Carey Price is an elite ice hockey goaltender known for calm focus and strong discipline. His words inspire confidence and mental strength. They encourage people to stay composed under pressure and perform with pride.
“I feel like my old self on the ice.” — Carey Price
“You just try to be as efficient as possible out there.” — Carey Price
“Every season is always a surprise.” — Carey Price
“It’s the NHL playoffs, I’m 20 years old, I’m finding it out the hard way that playoffs aren’t easy.” — Carey Price
“It’s always just one or two pieces that a team needs to really change things around.” — Carey Price
“I want the opportunity to play for a Stanley Cup, but I want to be able to continue living life normally.” — Carey Price
“And I would really like to encourage First Nations youth to be leaders in their communities.” — Carey Price
“I want to represent my country.” — Carey Price
“Mental outlook is such an important part of being a goalie.” — Carey Price
“I don’t even go to the grocery store anymore. I hardly do anything anymore. I’m like a hobbit in a hole. I just don’t do anything anymore.” — Carey Price
“Obviously, a childbirth is a big time in your life.” — Carey Price
“We’ve got lots of time. We’re not winning the Stanley Cup in the first exhibition game.” — Carey Price
“I have enough experience to deal with anything that being a goaltender for the Canadiens can throw at me.” — Carey Price
“Everybody’s probably had the flu before, so you kind of know it takes a couple of days to get your energy back, especially when you’re playing sports.” — Carey Price
“You’re going to be the goat and you have to learn to accept it. When you’re the hero, you’re going to have to learn to deal with that too.” — Carey Price
“It’s hard at times, but other times it’s the most fun you’re going to have I think in the entire NHL is playing well in Montreal. There’s nothing that compares to it.” — Carey Price
“I get that you have to go to the net and score goals, but if you’re going to run over the goalie there should be some type of consequence.” — Carey Price
“I played defense at one point but my dad was a goaltender so I think that had a lot of influence on me.” — Carey Price
“Having played for Team Canada on several occasions, I know it’s always fun to get together with your fellow countrymen and guys you don’t always get to play with on a regular basis.” — Carey Price
“I didn’t always want to be a goalie.” — Carey Price
“Be proud of your heritage, and don’t be discouraged from the improbable.” — Carey Price
“I typically fluctuate between 220-to-225, but I feel comfortable around 218.” — Carey Price
“Whatever we put on the ice, we just need to have good performance from all the players.” — Carey Price
“I still have work to do on my timing and I won’t play a game unless I’m 100 per cent.” — Carey Price
“I’ve always just tried to stick with what works, and sometimes you go through funks – not only in just hockey but in general.” — Carey Price
“I didn’t really have an idea that Montreal was a possibility. They were pretty tough at the combine, I remember that. It was definitely the toughest interview that I had.” — Carey Price
“I’m immeasurably blessed to do what I do.” — Carey Price
“I’ve never been one to want to give the net up, but it seems to be a winning formula.” — Carey Price
“I just go out there and play my game, try not to do too much.” — Carey Price
“My dad always told me to have a short memory, whether things are going good or bad.” — Carey Price
“I’ve never been one to back away from a challenge.” — Carey Price
“It’d be an absolute honor to walk among my countrymen at Sochi.” — Carey Price
“I’ve seen a lot of instances where maybe one guy was wearing the ‘C’ and maybe wasn’t as vocal as some other guys in the room.” — Carey Price
“When you do make a coaching change, it obviously does shake up everybody, it makes you wonder where you stand in the lineup.” — Carey Price
“Having Dad there as a support system definitely makes a big difference.” — Carey Price
“I wasn’t worried about my draft position. I was just taking it easy come, easy go.” — Carey Price
“Whenever you take it into overtime, you give yourself an opportunity.” — Carey Price
“I love playing hockey and I want to be out there as quickly as possible.” — Carey Price
“I really just hate to lose.” — Carey Price
“I’m going to be a new dad and that’s my priority.” — Carey Price
“I keep pushing my limits, especially since I started training in full equipment.” — Carey Price
“The NHL is a fast-paced game, things happen quick when you’ve been out of action for a while and it takes some time to catch up.” — Carey Price
“Try and enjoy every moment that you get. Even the hard ones.” — Carey Price
“No one’s ever come up and say ‘You suck’ to my face. I don’t think anyone would ever do that.” — Carey Price
“For me, I’m honored to be able to wear a Canadiens uniform for the rest of my career. I can’t really imagine playing for anybody else, to be honest.” — Carey Price
“People would say it’s very improbable that I’d make it to this point in my life. I made it here because I wasn’t discouraged. I worked hard to get here, took advantage of every opportunity that I had.” — Carey Price
“I really don’t think you need a letter on your jersey to be a leader on a hockey club.” — Carey Price
“Whatever organization I wound up in, I was just going to work my way up from the bottom.” — Carey Price
“To go out on the ice and do some real work, it’s been really nice.” — Carey Price
“We’ll win and lose as a team, and it’s always been like that.” — Carey Price
“Play in the moment. If one goes in, forget about it and get ready for the next one.” — Carey Price
“I grew up in a small town, like most Canadians.” — Carey Price
“I’m a pretty good dad.” — Carey Price
“You look at it every year, how many teams are in and out of the playoffs, and how close the league is, it seems like every team is not too far away.” — Carey Price
“Regardless of what the score is, in any situation I just try to focus on my next shot.” — Carey Price
“You have to pace yourself. Obviously, it would be nice to be on top of your game the entire season, but what I’ve learned during my career is that timing is everything.” — Carey Price
“Losing in overtime is not much fun.” — Carey Price
“Yeah, I came back quickly, but I don’t think me getting injured the second time necessarily was from coming back too early.” — Carey Price
“The biggest challenge for everyone is getting back into game speed.” — Carey Price
“I find it’s more stressful to watch than to play the game.” — Carey Price
“I’m not one for those motivational speeches. I’ve always been more of an example guy.” — Carey Price
“It’s good to see somebody step up and perform in a tough spot.” — Carey Price
“It’s definitely a commitment to go long term without seeing your children, especially for me – it’s the age of their lives where they’re growing so quickly.” — Carey Price
“That’s one thing I miss, just being anonymous.” — Carey Price
“I want to be out there playing the game I love.” — Carey Price
“I can sway the series with outstanding play, but we’re all going to have to play over our heads.” — Carey Price
“I think everybody wants to try to be the best.” — Carey Price
“I have a great dad myself and I hope to be as patient and understanding as he was with me when I was growing up.” — Carey Price
“I think my presence is better felt on the ice.” — Carey Price
“A lot of guys you see go through their whole careers and not get an opportunity. I don’t want to be one of those guys.” — Carey Price
“Sometimes pucks just don’t hit you.” — Carey Price
“I had a long talk with Ken Dryden just about life. It’s pretty cool to be able to talk with somebody you’ve idolized your whole life.” — Carey Price
“I’ve been doing all my progression in the gym, in a very controlled scenario. It’s been a confidence booster.” — Carey Price
“It’s an honor to put on the Habs uniform and hopefully have the opportunity to play here a lot longer now. Now I can just focus on the goal of winning a Stanley Cup and I don’t have to worry about re-signing every other year, so I’m looking forward to working towards our goal.” — Carey Price
“The first game of the playoffs is the worst. After that, you kind of settle down.” — Carey Price
“Spending time chasing the puck around your own end isn’t really a good recipe for success.” — Carey Price
“I want to spend time with my family.” — Carey Price
“I’m a pretty big fella and I can handle myself.” — Carey Price
“I think every season you try to do things that are going to improve you.” — Carey Price
“I’m not going to cower away from anything.” — Carey Price
“In a lot of First Nations and different rural communities, kids go to school hungry.” — Carey Price
“Health and safety is the biggest: being able to come to a situation where you don’t have to worry about contracting COVID-19 is huge.” — Carey Price
“It’s part of the game, there’s a lot of trash talking going on. It’s all part of it, they try to get you off your game.” — Carey Price
“For myself, mentally I just needed to take a break from the game. I took a longer break than normal. Because when you play that many games, that hard, it’s a grind mentally.” — Carey Price
“As you get older – I’m not old, but 29 is relative in goalie years – you like to see your number of games taper down a little bit so you are fresher for playoffs.” — Carey Price
“Sometimes I think I’m put on too high a pedestal and get thrown under the bus too much.” — Carey Price
“I would love every dad to experience paternity or just time off to enjoy the special moments and build a lasting relationship with their children.” — Carey Price
“It’s important that dads take the opportunity to develop relationships with their children.” — Carey Price
“For me, I just got to focus on my job. I just got to find ways to stop the puck and keep our guys in it until we bury the puck.” — Carey Price
“Obviously, in the playoffs you play through things, and that’s what I wanted to do. But there’s also the reality that no matter how bad you want to play and how bad you want to get in there, there’s also a question of how effective you are going to be.” — Carey Price
“I think a letter is more ceremonial than anything. Personally, I think it’s just a reason to go talk to the referee.” — Carey Price
“As my career progresses, as I get older, I’d like to start lightening up a little, maybe toward 215 or 212.” — Carey Price
“Yup, I have to keep focused on the process. I can’t focus on the end goal.” — Carey Price
“When you’re warmed up and you’re running on a bit of adrenalin, you don’t ever feel it’s as bad until you wake up the next day and everything’s cooled down and you’re not feeling the adrenalin anymore.” — Carey Price
“I have about an equal amount of optimism and pessimism.” — Carey Price
“It’s never been the goal for me to not play.” — Carey Price
“I don’t have any question marks about my health or my body.” — Carey Price
“I think it’s important for kids to find their own niche, their own hobbies or profession.” — Carey Price
“I was pretty wild when they drafted me. I was more of a flop-around-stop-it-any-way-you-can kind of goaltender.” — Carey Price