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.
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.
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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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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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I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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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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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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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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