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.
WAYNE GRETZKYI don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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I love everything about hockey.
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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.
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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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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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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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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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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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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