And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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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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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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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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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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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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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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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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