Bobby Clarke Quotes

Canada, Ice Hockey Player
August 13, 1949

Robert Earle Clarke, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played his entire 15-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Philadelphia Flyers and is currently an executive with the team. He was captain of the Flyers from 1973 to 1979, winning the Stanley Cup with them in both 1974 and 1975. He was again captain of the Flyers from 1982 to 1984 before retiring.

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.

Bobby Clarke
With the glucometer, I always know how much blood sugar I've got, so I can adjust my insulin or the food I eat.

Bobby Clarke
- Food

I've discovered that the less I say, the more rumors I start.

Bobby Clarke
- Rumors
I was 13 when I developed the classic symptoms of a person who gets diabetes: a lot of weight loss, a tremendous thirst, and blurry eyesight. My mom took me to the hospital, and the doctors took some blood tests. My blood sugar was so high that they knew right away.

Bobby Clarke
- High
- Mom
My dad had an aunt at the turn of the century who died from diabetes, but she was the closest affected relative in my family.

Bobby Clarke
- Family
- She
- Dad
If I hadn't learned to lay on a two-hander once in a while, I'd never have left Flin Flon.

Bobby Clarke
All I can say is it's improper to criticize someone 30 years later.

Bobby Clarke