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.
WAYNE GRETZKYEverything I did in hockey, I worked for.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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We’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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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I love everything about hockey.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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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.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with 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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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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