Motivation Quote by Joe Sakic

“To be honest, I don’t care how it went in” is the kind of line that only lands because it comes from an athlete like Joe Sakic: famously understated, allergic to melodrama, and steeped in hockey’s code of emotional minimalism. On the surface it’s about a goal or a win that wasn’t pretty. Underneath, it’s a small manifesto against aesthetics, narrative, and ego.

The phrase “to be honest” signals an awareness of the usual script. Fans and media love the highlight-reel explanation: the perfect shot, the clever tip, the artistry. Sakic preemptively swats that away. He’s not pretending the process doesn’t matter; he’s rejecting the temptation to treat style as status. “I don’t care how” is a refusal to build a self-myth around craft when the standings don’t grade on beauty. In a sport where deflections, bad bounces, and “garbage goals” routinely decide games, it’s also a nod to luck - and a subtle claim of maturity: the professional doesn’t get precious about provenance.

Contextually, it’s peak postgame hockey-speak, but the best version of it. Not evasive, just disciplined. Sakic frames the moment in terms of outcome and team utility, not personal flair. The subtext is leadership: celebrate the result, move on, stay hungry. It’s a quiet rebuke to the culture that wants every success to be a brandable masterpiece. Sometimes the puck goes in ugly. The point still counts.