"It's easy for me to just forget who I was before, so sometimes stuff like this reminds me of what I have done in the past and what I've accomplished."
""I live a pretty quiet life," Thomas said Tuesday at the Sports Museum's "The Tradition" awards ceremony. "I actually like that. I mean, not a lot of traffic where I'm at.""
""The goalies I meet, the vast majority of them tell me that I inspired them to play goalie," Thomas said. "And I've met so many people that have said that I can't believe there's enough players left to play forward, it seems like. There's so many goalies out there. They don't usually ask me for any advice.""
Tim Thomas, 51, now lives in Vermont and leads a quiet life with little local traffic. He spent his prime as an unorthodox, acrobatic Bruins goaltender who scrambled, dove and shifted across the crease to make pivotal saves. His play anchored a core that included Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron and helped restore the Bruins' relevance in the market. A large number of young goalies credit his style as the inspiration to take up the position, contributing to a surge in netminders. Thomas continues to visit Boston, attend games at TD Garden, and reflect on career accomplishments at public ceremonies.
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