It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
WAYNE GRETZKYA lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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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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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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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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We 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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