People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
WAYNE GRETZKYI don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
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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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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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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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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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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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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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