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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.

Wayne Gretzky

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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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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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 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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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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 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 played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.

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