Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
WAYNE GRETZKYProcrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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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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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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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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I love everything about hockey.
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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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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
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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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