We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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I love everything about hockey.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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