When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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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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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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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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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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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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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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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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