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It’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.

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.
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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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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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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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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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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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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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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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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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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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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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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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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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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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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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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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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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It’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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