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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.

Wayne Gretzky

A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
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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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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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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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