The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
WAYNE GRETZKY
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about 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 love everything about hockey.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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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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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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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