“I was fortunate to be around a couple of coaches who took me under their wing and taught me how to train, how to work and how to prepare myself for a game. They gave me so much, and I saw the passion they had for the game and for teaching it. What I learned from them led me to want to become a teacher and coach.”
Kirk Ferentz
“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.”
Victor Hugo
“He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sunrise”
William Blake
“He took me under his wing. I came here and I barely spoke English. He asked me what I wanted to do. I said, 'I just want to play hockey.' He said, 'Why don't you move into my house?' That was great. I didn't have to worry about anything but hockey.”
Luc Robitaille
“And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.”
Bible
“He took it hard. I can understand that. Kirby took him under his wing and helped him out. I wish Kirby the best. I hope he gets better.”
Shannon Stewart
“Fortunately I had a good partner. That was the only thing that saved me. This one taught me. My partner saved my life. From now on, I'll definitely be a lot more critical of who I ski with.”
John Adams
