QUOTES: The Mighty Ducks, 1992

GORDON: Hmm! I see you still have this up. (pointing to the newspaper clipping from his childhood, headlining his missed penalty shot that lost his team's Pee Wee State Champion) Thanks very much. 

HANS: It is important to remember the past. 

GORDON: I'd just as soon forget it. That was the worse time in my life. My dad died that year. 

HANS: The two are not related. 

GORDON: No, but it felt like they were. 

HANS: I found this not long ago. (he hands Gordon a childhood photo with his father) He was proud of you. 

GORDON: I miss him. 

HANS: You scored 198 goals in that season, Gordon. It's a shame you quit. You... 

GORDON: ...could have gone all the way? Yeah. 

HANS: No! You really loved to play. You remember? You remember... you used to play on the ponds until after dark, until your father called you back. You really flew on that ice, Gordon. 

GORDON: That's all I ever wanted to do. 

HANS: Then why did you stop? Reilly? I saw what he did to you. Reilly is an idiot. 

GORDON: (shrugging) The guy wins. 

HANS: It's not about winning. It never was. Just show them how to play, show them how to have fun. Teach them to fly. That is what they'll remember long after you've gone back to being a doctor.
The Mighty Ducks, 1992

JESSE: The Ducks? We're the Ducks? 

PETER: Man, what brain-dead jerk came up with that name? 

GORDON (COACH BOMBAY): As a matter of fact, I did. But I didn't have a choice. We're being sponsored. 

AVERMAN: By who? Donald and Daisy? 

GORDON: Hey, you don't wanna be Ducks? You'd rather be District Five? Some stupid number? 

PETER: Better than some stupid animal. 

GORDON: I'll have you know, Peter, that the Duck is one of the most noble, agile and intelligent creatures of the animal kingdom. 

CONNIE: But they're wimpy. 

GUY: They don't even have teeth. 

GORDON: Neither do hockey players. Have you guys ever seen a flock of ducks flying in perfect formation? It's beautiful. Pretty awesome the way they all stick together. Ducks never say die. Ever seen a duck fight? No way. Why? Because the other animals are afraid. They know that if they mess with one duck, they gotta deal with the whole flock. (Gordon removes his jacket, revealing he is already wearing his Duck jersey)

KIDS: Oh, man! 

GORDON: I'm proud to be a duck. And I'd be proud to fly with any one of you. So how about it? Who's a Duck? 

FULTON: I'll be a Duck. 

CHARLIE: Yeah. Me too. 

(All the kids from the team approach the box with the jerseys, looking for the one with their name on it)

GOLDBERG: Anybody see Goldberg? 

GORDON: All right! Now we're the Ducks! 

KIDS: (cheer)

GORDON: The Mighty Ducks! 

KIDS: (cheer)

GORDON: What are we? 

KIDS: The Ducks!

The Mighty Ducks, 1992

"You wanted me to learn about fair play, and how to be part of a team. And I may not have learned everything yet, but I remember something my father said to me: A team isn't a bunch of kids out to win. A team is something you belong to, something you feel, something you have to earn. And I'm not gonna let those kids down."

Gordon Bombay, The Mighty Ducks, 1992