I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKYPeople in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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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 really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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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