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.
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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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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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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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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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 biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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