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.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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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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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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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 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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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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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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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