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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.

Wayne Gretzky

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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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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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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

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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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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 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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