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 GRETZKYThat’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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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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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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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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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.
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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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