Darren McCarty Quotes

Canada, Ice Hockey Player
April 1, 1972

Darren Douglas McCarty is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward, best known for his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCarty has been known more for his fists than his scoring ability, taking on the role of the Red Wings enforcer most of his career, a role in which he won the Stanley Cup four times in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008, the last of which after resurrecting his career in the Red Wings minor league system.

I'm a firm believer that everything in life works out the way it's supposed to. And who knows? I figure I've got a few years left (in the NHL) and maybe I can come back in the end.

Darren McCarty
- Work
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- Figures
As far as the gambling debts on there, not one cent was any type of sports betting. It's just something obviously I'm not proud of because it drags a lot of other people into this than I'd want. It's something I'm continuing to deal with.

Darren McCarty
- People
- Sports
- Continuing

When you play teams that are good defensively and teams that have been there with experience, the object is to keep the goals against down.

Darren McCarty
- Experience
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- Objects
It's disappointing being a Canadian and having friends on that team but that's the way it goes. It's the Olympics. It's disappointing for every Canadian but over the years you've seen the parity with all the teams because it's the best players in the world.

Darren McCarty
They do a lot of talking, but I'm not sure they actually understand each other.

Darren McCarty