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.
WAYNE GRETZKYProcrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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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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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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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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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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