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 GRETZKYKids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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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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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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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.”
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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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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