Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
WAYNE GRETZKYMaybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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 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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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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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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.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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