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.
WAYNE GRETZKYAt the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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 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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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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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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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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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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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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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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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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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