You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKY
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
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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.
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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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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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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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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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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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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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