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 GRETZKYIt really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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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 don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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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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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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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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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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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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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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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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Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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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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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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