I don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
WAYNE GRETZKYEight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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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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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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It 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 love everything about hockey.
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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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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