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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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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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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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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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