Eddie Shore on Eddie Shore

In 1975 Boston Bruins great Eddie Shore comment on his career in an interview with John Devaney and Burt Goldblatt for the book entitled The Stanley Cup:

"They always said I was vicious. I wasn't. I just knew how to hit. When did you ever see a hockey player who was a good fighter? Never. And why? Because they carry their weight forward when they skate. When they throw a punch, they don't have their weight behind a punch. I skated with my knees bent and with my weight behind me and when I hit I put all my weight behind me and when I hit I put all my weight behind the swing. I'm 71 years old now and I can still hit a golf ball 280 yards because I know how to swing."