You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKYHockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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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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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their 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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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I love everything about hockey.
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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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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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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
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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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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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