Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
WAYNE GRETZKYThe day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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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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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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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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 don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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