Eric Lindros Biography

Eric Lindros, Athlete
Born asEric Bryan Lindros
Occup.Athlete
FromCanada
BornFebruary 28, 1973
London, Ontario, Canada
Age51 years
Eric Bryan Lindros is a previous professional hockey player. He has played in the NHL clubs Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and also Dallas Stars. He has roots in Sweden, where his great-grandfather, Axel Lindros, emigrated from Bredaryd in Småland to Canada.

Lindros distinguished himself early as a great talent. When he played in junior leagues, he came to be referred to as a great marker, however his size, 193 centimeters, was that he might literally control. Also when he met the gamers numerous years older than himself, he could unilaterally decide matches with his strategy as well as his physical game. Throughout 3 periods in the junior league OHL, he made 97 goals and 119 aids in 95 video games. He quickly obtained a reputation for being "The Next One", the new Canadian super star after Wayne Gretzky and also Mario Lemieux.

1998 total newspaper The Hockey News together a committee of 50 hockey experts composed of former NHL players, reporters, broadcasters, coaches and board participants to make a checklist of the leading 100 players in NHL background. Lindros ended up at that time at No. 54 - for instance, with just two Europeans prior to them, Jaromir Jagr as well as Jari Kurri - something that reveals even more of Lindros media condition and gameplay capacity than actual achievements.

Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Eric.

Related authors: Wayne Gretzky (Athlete), Mario Lemieux (Athlete), Peter Forsberg (Athlete)

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7 Famous quotes by Eric Lindros

Small: Theres always risk. But Im going to come in and play hard. I want to come in and contribute
"There's always risk. But I'm going to come in and play hard. I want to come in and contribute"
Small: Right now Im happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime
"Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime"
Small: You have to dream dreams to live dreams
"You have to dream dreams to live dreams"
Small: I look forward to proving something to myself and others
"I look forward to proving something to myself and others"
Small: People on the streets are ready for hockey
"People on the streets are ready for hockey"
Small: Its not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts its what you put into the prac
"It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice"
Small: I dont think you can run around and crash and bang quite the way that I might have done in the past
"I don't think you can run around and crash and bang quite the way that I might have done in the past"