I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
WAYNE GRETZKYThe greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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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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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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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Nothing 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.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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I love everything about hockey.
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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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I don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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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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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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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 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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