Max Aaron Quotes
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I'm not going to let anyone tell me that I can't perform, that I'm not artistic.
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I would go for the biggest guy on the team, dump the puck in. I would chase after it because I was very fast. If I wanted to get a big hit, I would have to leap into the guy. The guy would be maybe a 6-3 defenseman, 220, I would leap into this guy and plow him over. He would just fall to the ground. That was my thing.
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I feel connected to God when I'm out there performing.
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I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal.
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No fear - that's my approach every single time I'm on the ice.
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Maybe at the end of my figure skating career, I'll be able to have just the one game I always dreamed of having. I've still got the skill, I think. I'd have to work on my stick-handling skills, but the speed and my hockey smarts are still there.
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There were many times that I took such a big hit that I was dazed; I'm not going to lie. I'd see black, but I'm still looking for the puck. Where's the play going? I'm going to keep going. Same thing in figure skating. If I take a hard fall, I'm going to get up, and I'm going to do the next jump.
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I'm looking towards that Olympic medal and that Olympic gold and what it's going to take to get there.
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Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as hard as I used to.
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At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or I could be a champion. I want to be a champion.
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Some days you have it; some days you don't.
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Nothing makes you try harder than to be told that you are not good enough or that you simply do not have the skills.
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I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing. They just didn't know what to do.
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In hockey, sometimes a shift can go for a minute and a half, full out.
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I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I'm so happy to that I'm part of them now.
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I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working.
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Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal.
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I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there.
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I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.