It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
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Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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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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I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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 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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