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 GRETZKYHockey 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.
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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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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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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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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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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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It really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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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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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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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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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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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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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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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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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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