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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.

Wayne Gretzky

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 GRETZKY

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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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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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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting 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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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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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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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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 doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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Best People Play Team Thinking Win Yourself
I don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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I love everything about hockey.
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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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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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