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.
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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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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 love everything about hockey.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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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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