One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
WAYNE GRETZKYWe 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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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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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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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 biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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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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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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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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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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