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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.

Wayne Gretzky

He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Different Himself Talk Team Understand Yourself
I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual. And yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Children Generosity Myself Play Responsibility See Sports Start Team Thinking Time
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Better Competition Mindset Money Play Spirit Win Yourself
Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about me.”
WAYNE GRETZKY

Greatness Myself Remember Story Talk Thinking Time Win
A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Ability Hockey Myself Practice Skill Sports Time
What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Goal Help Important Need Player Sports Time Yourself
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Battle Feeling Game Greatness Hockey Key Need Player Quality Yourself
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Missing Sports Yourself
Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Family Friendship Priority Success Understand Yourself
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

Job Love Myself People Sports
Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Achievement Goal Missing Sports Yourself
You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Attitude Goal Help Myself Sports Talk Team Yourself
When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Kind Let Go Opportunity Play Yourself
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Achievement Children Live Myself Parents Pressure Thinking
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Advice Death Happiness Sick Success
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Big Fast Myself Play Strong Way

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