The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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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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What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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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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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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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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