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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.

Wayne Gretzky

When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
WAYNE GRETZKY

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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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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
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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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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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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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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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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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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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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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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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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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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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I love everything about hockey.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.
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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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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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