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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.

Wayne Gretzky

I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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Book Children Learning Myself Reading Story Tradition Writing
No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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Animal Better Habit Human Pressure Situation Yourself
In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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Gold Myself Reward Win
I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Big Game Myself Person Thinking Worth
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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Difference Myself Player Sports Trick
Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Change Fame Funny Popular Thankful Time
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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Audience Big Difference Funny Myself People Sports
I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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Leadership Myself Play Thinking Way
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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Achievement Children Live Myself Parents Pressure Thinking
People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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Build Cheerful People Support Try
The 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.
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Day Growth Learning Missing Sports Stop Yourself
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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Children Generosity Myself Play Responsibility See Sports Start Team Thinking Time
If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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Choice Myself Player Start
I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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Missing Myself One Liner Sports
I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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Hockey Life Love Myself Passion Remember Sports
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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Different Himself Talk Team Understand Yourself

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