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.”
WAYNE GRETZKYI skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual. And yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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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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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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It really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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