Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromír Jágr; born February 15, 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He has formerly played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. After leaving the Rangers, he played for three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey Leaguewith Avangard Omsk before returning to the...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 February 1972
CityKladno, Czech Republic
When I'm not happy, I can't play. That's just the way I am.
If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.
You have to be a good team, but you have to be lucky and stay away from injuries.
It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.
I know how well I can play. I don't mention myself with the other players. I mention myself with the best.
Old people, don't watch it because you might die just watching it.
In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.
People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.
I'm not 21 and trying to prove something with my words.
Every time I see you naked, I feel sorry for your wife.
All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.
I yell at the players if I don't like the way they are playing. But when they're playing well, I hug them.
There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.
You can't give up in any game, even if you are losing.