Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
WAYNE GRETZKYI 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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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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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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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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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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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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