You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
WAYNE GRETZKYI can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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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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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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It’s what I love the most.
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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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