It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKYBy 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.
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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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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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I love everything about hockey.
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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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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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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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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 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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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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