We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
WAYNE GRETZKYEight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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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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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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When 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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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’s easier to lose than to win.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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