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.
WAYNE GRETZKYYou’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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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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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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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.
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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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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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