You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost people marry their mother. I married my father.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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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.
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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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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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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It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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