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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

Wayne Gretzky

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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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with 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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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.
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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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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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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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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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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

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