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.
WAYNE GRETZKYI love everything about hockey.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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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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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.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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There’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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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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