The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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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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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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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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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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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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