I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
WAYNE GRETZKYI don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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 skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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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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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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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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