And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
WAYNE GRETZKYNo 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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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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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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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.
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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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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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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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