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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.

Wayne Gretzky

At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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Day Disappoint End Lost Ourselves
And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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Battle Feeling Game Greatness Hockey Key Need Player Quality Yourself
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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Love Myself Play Proud Sports Win
What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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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 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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Missing Myself One Liner Sports
Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about me.”
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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I love everything about hockey.
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There’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
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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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