Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
WAYNE GRETZKYThat’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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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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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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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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 love everything about hockey.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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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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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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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