When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKYWe’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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Hockey 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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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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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