Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.
- Pat Burns
Work, Critical, Great Place, Nasty
I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.
- Pat Burns
Back, Happen, Gross, Octopus
I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.
- Pat Burns
Life, Happy, Private, Overly
Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.
- Pat Burns
Hockey, Like, Everybody, Mecca
The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.
- Pat Burns
Lot, Times, Dad, Cheated
If one of my players ever wants to hit me, he better do it really hard because otherwise, I'll find a rock, a stick, or a piece of wood - and believe me, it's gonna be a brawl.
- Pat Burns
Players, Otherwise, Gonna, Wood
I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.
- Pat Burns
Believe, Want, I Believe In, Clark
Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.
- Pat Burns
Knife, Like, Butter, Coaching
They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.
- Pat Burns
Dead, Some, Before, Quebec
Excuse my voice - I don't have the thundering voice I used to have to get players going on the ice anymore.
- Pat Burns
Voice, Going, Excuse, Thundering
As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'you don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.'
- Pat Burns
Career, Always, Over, Cry
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