Georges Laraque Quotations

It does bother me. You see my stats and the zero looks bad. A lot of the other tough guys have at least scored a goal.

That guy is tough man, I've seen him fight, he's for real.

He's the only guy I have to look up when I fight him. And he's only going to get better.

It was nothing. Right after that happened he looked at me and said, 'That didn't hurt me. I just did that to draw a penalty.' It worked.

The thing about the new NHL is that we've had our ice time reduced.

You're really going to see the difference between the Battle of Alberta in the playoffs and in the regular season. Now at playoff time, you can definitely call it a Battle of Alberta.

It's nice to be rewarded. If I get more ice time, I get more opportunity. I know if I play more I can contribute to the team. I want to be a bigger factor than I've been.

I haven't played a single game all year. This is bullshit!

I remember my first year, I hit him with three good punches and couldn't believe he was still standing. He hit me with one and cracked my helmet. My head hurt for a week.

My first fight in Hamilton was against Rocky Thompson. Everybody was saying, 'Be careful, he can punch with both hands.' I'm saying, 'Look how skinny he is.' I was cocky. But he beat me. After that fight I said to myself, man, this is going to be a tough job.