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.
WAYNE GRETZKYOne 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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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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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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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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about me.”
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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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