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.
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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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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 played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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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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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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