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.
WAYNE GRETZKYNothing 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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I love everything about hockey.
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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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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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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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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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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