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"It wasn't pretty what I said. Basically, I told him, 'I've been in this league a long time and I have about two years left, so I've got nothing to lose.' I said to him, 'You've got your whole career ahead of you. You try that ____ with me again and I'll _______ take you out for good. Your career ends. You think I'm kidding?'"

- Retired Czech defenseman Petr Svoboda recalls a conversation with Pavel Bure during the 1998 Olympic Gold medal game. In a previous game Bure hit Svoboda in the face with the butt end of his stick, just missing Svoboda's eye and leaving a long abrasion on his cheek. (Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31/98)