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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.

Wayne Gretzky

Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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.
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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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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 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.
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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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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.
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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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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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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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.

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