The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
WAYNE GRETZKYI 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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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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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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 love everything about hockey.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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