That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
WAYNE GRETZKYAs 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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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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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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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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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 love everything about hockey.
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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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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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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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