My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
WAYNE GRETZKYOne 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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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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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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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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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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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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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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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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