People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen 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.
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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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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.
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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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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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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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